A theoretical framework and methodology for characterising national urban systems on the basis of flows of people: Empirical evidence for France and Germany

Urban Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2123-2145

  Limtanakool, Narisra ^a   Dijst, Martin ^a   Schwanen, Tim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN SOCIETY; URBAN SYSTEM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35148868298     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980701518990     Document Type: Article

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