The size, scale, and shape of cities

Science

Volumn 319, Issue 5864, 2008, Pages 769-771

  Batty, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; GEOMETRY; PLANNING PROCESS; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN ECONOMY;

CITY; CITY PLANNING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 38949116400     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1151419     Document Type: Review

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