The farmland conversion process in a polynucleated metropolis

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-300

  Greene, Richard P ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge cities; Farmland conversion; GIS

Indexed keywords

EDGE CITY; FARMLAND CONVERSION; GIS; METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT;

USA, ILLINIOS, CHICAGO;

EID: 0030620153     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(96)00360-X     Document Type: Article

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