Rethinking remoteness: A simple and objective approach

Geographical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-420

  Zhao, Yuejen ^a   Guthridge, Steven ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessibility; ARIA; ASGC; Geographical classifications; Population density; Remoteness

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CENSUS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION POLICY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARIA;

EID: 64349088322     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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