Alternatives to census-based indicators of social disadvantage in rural communities

Progress in Planning

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-81

  Higgs, Gary ^a   White, Sean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility and provision of services; Geographical information systems; Rural deprivation

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CENSUS; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033975210     PISSN: 03059006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-9006(99)00021-5     Document Type: Review

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