Measurement of density gradients and space-filling in urban systems

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-129

  Longley, Paul A ^a   Mesev, Victor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density; GIS; Space filling; Urban morphology

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; URBAN MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0041458425     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101100100102     Document Type: Review

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