Research Article

Urban Economic Structures as Multidimensional Networks: A Complex Systems Framework for Analyzing Economic Development Trajectories

Table 4

Five highest and a selection from the 20 lowest MSA-to-MSA proximity values using network 3.

MSA aMSA b

5 highest values of R
Chattanooga, TN-GA (16860)Dalton, GA (19140)0.823
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140)El Centro, CA (20940)0.816
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL (35840)Sebring, FL (42700)0.808
Oklahoma city, OK (36420)Guayama, PR (25020)0.803
Charleston-North Charleston, SC (16700)Sumter, SC (44940)0.791

5 of the 20 lowest values of R
Dalton, GA (19140)San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (41860)0.073
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA (14100)San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (41940)0.105
Odessa, TX (36220)New York-Newark-Jersey city, NY-NJ-PA (35620)0.108
Dalton, GA (19140)San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (41740)0.108
Hinesville, GA (25980)Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI (33340)0.123