Is Mexico City polycentric? A trip attraction capacity approach

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2187-2211

  Suárez, Manuel ^a   Delgado, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; METHODOLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPECIALIZATION; URBAN SOCIETY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349192763     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009339429     Document Type: Article

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