title: Growth of small and intermediate cities in Korea, 1975-1980.
abstract: "This paper examines the urban growth of 33 small and intermediate Korean cities during 1975-1980 from the ecological perspective.  Using the multiple regression analysis, population growth of a city is measured by variables such as industrial structure, distance from a metropolitan city, and educational level of residents in a corresponding city.  At the present development stage in Korea, those cities whose industrial structure is more specialized in the transformative sector rather than other sectors have grown more rapidly.  The closeness to a metropolitan city and the educational level of residents for each city strongly influence urban growth of small cities."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004463:Ecology; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004777:Environment; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D007221:Industry; D007723:Korea; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Distance; Eastern Asia; Ecology; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Environment; Geographic Factors; Industry; Korea; Korea, Republic Of; Macroeconomic Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution--changes; Urbanization