The left hand column of pie charts in Figure 9 illustrates the relative size or “weight” of the four Intermediate and Predominantly Rural types in the Dijkstra-Poelman typology. (Predominantly Urban regions are excluded from this analysis11 ). It is immediately apparent that the Intermediate Accessible group of regions dominate the Intermediate and PR areas of Europe, accounting for almost exactly half the regions, more than a third of total area, and almost two-thirds of population. The population of these accessible and “mixed” or “rurban” regions is also relatively productive and wealthy, since they account for more than.
