Fractal dimension versus density of built-up surfaces in the periphery of Brussels

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-308

  Thomas, Isabelle ^a   Frankhauser, Pierre ^b   De Keersmaecker, Marie Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Brussels; Density; Dimension; Fractal; Peri urbanisation

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PERIURBAN AREA; PERIURBANIZATION; URBAN MORPHOLOGY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BRUSSELS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347388800     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2007.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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