Modelling the spatial variation of human population density using Taylor's power law, Italy, 1971-2011

Taylor's power law (Tpl) is applied to the human population density of Italian regions and provinces for the period 1971-2011. Three different weighting systems are used to estimate Tpl at the national and subnational levels in which seemingly unrelated regression models are adopted. The follow...

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Published inRegional studies Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 206 - 216
Main Authors Benassi, Federico, Naccarato, Alessia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Routledge 01.02.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Homogeneity
Human population density
Human populations
Law
Population density
Population distribution
Power
Power law
Provinces
Regression analysis
Regression models
seemingly unrelated regression
Spatial analysis
Spatial distribution
Taylor's power law
Variability
Weighting
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Summary:Taylor's power law (Tpl) is applied to the human population density of Italian regions and provinces for the period 1971-2011. Three different weighting systems are used to estimate Tpl at the national and subnational levels in which seemingly unrelated regression models are adopted. The following results were found: Tpl is suitable for human populations and sensitive to the adopted weighting system; Tpl's slope is positive and, at a subnational level, has an inverse behaviour with respect to the spatial variability of the weighting variables; and Tpl's slope can be viewed as an indicator of a population's spatial distribution homogeneity.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2018.1454999