Fractal analysis of the urbanization at the outskirts of the city: Models, measurement and explanation

CyberGeo

Volumn 2007, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lagarias, Apostolos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDGE CITY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METROPOLITAN AREA; MODELING; URBANIZATION;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 36248985137     PISSN: 12783366     EISSN: 12783366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/cybergeo.8902     Document Type: Article

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