Complexity theory as a link between space and place

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 647-664

  Portugali, Juval ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646852082     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a37260     Document Type: Article

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