Business establishment mobility behavior in urban areas: A microanalytical model for the City of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-252

  Maoh, Hanna ^a   Kanaroglou, Pavlos ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Firmography; Hamilton; Land use; Microsimulation; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; FIRM SIZE; LAND USE PLANNING; MOBILITY; MODELING; SIMULATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; HAMILTON [ONTARIO]; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 34548286811     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-007-0043-3     Document Type: Article

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