Spatial decomposition of segregation indices: A framework toward measuring segregation at multiple levels

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-194

  Wong, David W S ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; GIS; REGIONAL PATTERN; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141572562     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2003.tb01109.x     Document Type: Article

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