Evolving rank-size distributions of intra-metropolitan urban clusters in South China

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-199

  Fragkias, Michail ^a   Seto, Karen C ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Power law; Rank size distributions; Time series; Urban clusters; Urban growth; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CHINA; POWER-LAW; RANK-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; URBAN CLUSTERS; URBAN GROWTH; URBANIZATION;

COALESCENCE; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LAND USE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

GIS; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE; METROPOLITAN AREA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSTAINABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 64049112199     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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