The network analysis of urban streets: A primal approach

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 705-725

  Porta, Sergio ^a   Crucitti, Paolo ^b   Latora, Vito ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHICAL METHOD; NETWORK ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN;

EID: 33749654981     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b32045     Document Type: Article

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