Which are the largest? Why lists of major urban areas vary so greatly

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-297

  Forstall, Richard L ^a   Greene, Richard P ^b   Pick, James B ^c  

^a Northern Illinois University ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Beijing; Los Angeles; Metropolitan areas; Mexico City; Tokyo; Urban agglomerations

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149159863     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2009.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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