The urban system in West China: A case study along the mid-section of the ancient Silk Road - He-Xi Corridor

Cities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-73

  Xie, Yichun ^a   Ward, Robert ^a   Fang, Chuanglin ^b   Qiao, Biao ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

arid semi arid environment; Challenges of urban development; He Xi corridor; Urban system; West China

Indexed keywords

POLITICAL CHANGE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN SYSTEM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HEXI CORRIDOR;

EID: 33846701342     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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