Exploring the dual dichotomy within urban geography: An application of fuzzy urban sets

Urban Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 406-421

  Heikkila, Eric ^a   Wang, Yiming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area; Employment; Fuzzy urban sets; Urban geography

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN AREA; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN SYSTEM;

EID: 77649135712     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.31.3.406     Document Type: Review

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