Evolution of population densities: Five Canadian cities, 1971-2001

Urban Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 616-638

  Millward, Hugh ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Canada; Clusters; Densification; Pattern; Population density

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CENSUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DENSITY; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 65549087482     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.29.7.616     Document Type: Article

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