Measuring urban polycentrism: A European case study and its implications

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-215

  Riguelle, François ^a   Thomas, Isabelle ^a   Verhetsel, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Employment; Polycentrism; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; DECENTRALIZATION; EMPLOYMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947136396     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbl025     Document Type: Article

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