The rise of the mega-region

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-476

  Florida, Richard ^a   Gulden, Tim ^b   Mellander, Charlotta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Globalization; Mega region; Night time lights; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249154360     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsn018     Document Type: Article

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