The clustering and spatial distribution of economic activities in eight Canadian cities

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2-5, 2007, Pages 223-250

  Shearmur, Richard ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Location theory; Metropolitain economy; Networks; Spatial clustering; Urban form

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248193342     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijeim.2007.012884     Document Type: Article

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