A local multidimensional approach to evaluate changes in segregation

Urban Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-472

  Wong, David W S ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustering; Composite population counts; Evenness; Exposure; Local segration

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION SIZE; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; URBAN POPULATION;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48749132268     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.29.5.455     Document Type: Article

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