Challenges in evaluating models of geographic complexity

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-260

  Manson, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247534950     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b31179     Document Type: Article

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