ABSTRACT
This study has attempted to demonstrate the relationship between centrality and cities in several dimensions: (1) the genesis of centres; (2) the idea of the city; (3) the central area of the city; (4) the city as a central place; (5) the city as a gateway; (6) the city as an agglomeration. Attempts to measure the central area have been described in Chapter 4, and measurement of the city as a gateway can be approached via transport data. Measurements of the city as an idea, as a central place, and as an agglomeration, likely to undergo further development simply because it is there, are more difficult.
