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Secondary Cities Development

Secondary Cities Development is a theoretical framework within regional planning and economic geography that explains the strategic growth and functional transformation of mid-sized urban centers situated between primary metropolitan hubs and rural areas, distinguishing itself by emphasizing their role in decentralizing economic activities, alleviating congestion in primary cities, and fostering balanced territorial development within the context of growth pole theory.

98

Publications

3.9K

Citations

219

Authors

137

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

52

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Publications

98

China’s bullet trains facilitate market integration and mitigate the cost of megacity growth

Siqi Zheng, Matthew E. Kahn · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 454 citations · Full text

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From practice to theory: emerging lessons from Asia for building urban climate change resilience

Anna Brown, Ashvin Dayal, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio · Environment and Urbanization · 2012 · 231 citations

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Urban governance and urban food systems in Africa: Examining the linkages

Warren Smit · Cities · 2016 · 160 citations · Full text

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Urbanization and poverty reduction: the role of rural diversification and secondary towns<sup>1</sup>

Luc Christiaensen, Joachim De Weerdt, Yasuyuki Todo · Agricultural Economics · 2013 · 133 citations

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Kenya’s Secondary Cities Growth Strategy at a Crossroads: Which Way Forward?

Kefa M. Otiso · GeoJournal · 2005 · 130 citations

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Authors

219

  1. DA
    Dennis A. Rondinelli

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    5 publications · 260 citations

    5

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  2. LM
    Lochner Marais

    University of the Free State, South Africa

    4 publications · 95 citations

    4

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  3. ML
    Melinda Laituri

    Colorado State University, United States

    3 publications · 50 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. LC
    Luc Christiaensen

    World Bank, United States

    3 publications · 241 citations

    3

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  5. AP
    Assela Pathirana

    IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands

    2 publications · 29 citations

    2

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1–5 of 219

Institutions

137

  1. University of the Free State

    Bloemfontein, South Africa

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    400 citations

  2. University of the Western Cape

    Cape Town, South Africa

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    72 citations

  3. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    150 citations

  4. University for Development Studies

    Tamale, Ghana

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    150 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  6. Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities

    Clayton, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    61 citations

  7. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    68 citations

  8. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    82 citations

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Venues

  1. Development Southern Africa

    5 publications · 94 citations

    5

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  2. Heliyon

    3 publications · 64 citations

    3

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  3. Urban Forum

    3 publications · 71 citations

    3

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  4. Urban Affairs Review

    UAR · 3 publications · 58 citations

    3

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  5. Urban Studies

    3 publications · 128 citations

    3

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