Density gradients in Canadian metropolitan regions, 1971-96: Differential patterns of central area and suburban growth and change

Urban Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 2531-2552

  Bunting, T ^a   Filion, P ^a   Priston, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0442318361     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098022000027095     Document Type: Review

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