title: The spatial structure of Latin American cities.
abstract: "Using published census data, metropolitan area population and employment statistics are constructed for several large Latin American cities in 1950, 1960, and 1970, and compared to similar statistics from selected North American cities. The Latin cities are experiencing decentralization of population and some decentralization of employment. Overall population density patterns of large Latin cities resemble those in older North American cities; newer North American cities have lower densities and are much more decentralized than Latin cities. High-status groups are somewhat concentrated in the central cities of Latin American metropolitan areas, but their concentrations there are declining."
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005843:Geography; D007843:Latin America; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Americas; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status--statistics; Geographic Factors; Latin America; North America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Density; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution; Studies; Urban Population--statistics; Urban Spatial Distribution