Formulating a general spatial segregation measure

Professional Geographer

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 285-294

  Wong, David W ^a  

^a George Mason University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite population counts; Interaction; Neighborhood definition; Spatial extent; Spatial segregation

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHODOLOGY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 21244466287     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-0124.2005.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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