AUTHOR=Hayata Kazuya 

TITLE=Perturbation analysis of the rank-size rule for municipalities squeezed in a prefecture: Effects of the archipelagoes, rapidly increasing rural depopulation, ethnic minority issues, and future sea-level rise due to global warming

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.1022995

DOI=10.3389/fphy.2022.1022995

ISSN=2296-424X

ABSTRACT=Perturbation analysis of the rank-size rule is made for municipalities in a prefecture. Specifically, attention is focused on Japanese prefectures, for which effects of the archipelagoes, municipal consolidations, and coastal inundations due to the future sea-level rise are examined.