Predicting the spatial distribution of gambling vulnerability: An application of gravity modeling using ABS Mesh Blocks

Applied Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 141-152

  Doran, Bruce ^a   Young, Martin ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ABS Mesh Blocks; Australia; Catchments; Gambling venues; Gravity models; Northern Territory

Indexed keywords

GAMBLING; GRAVITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD; PREDICTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VISUALIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 70649115675     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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