GIS for understanding physical and social change in urban settings: A case from Amman, Jordan

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-140

  Abu Dayyeh, Nabil ^a   Ziadat, Firas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIS; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLICY;

AMMAN; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 14244260184     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b3185     Document Type: Article

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