Changing Patterns of Population Density in the United States

Professional Geographer

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 504-517

  Fonseca, James W ^a   Wong, David W ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Densification; Megalopolis; Population density; Population growth

Indexed keywords

METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033820557     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00242     Document Type: Article

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