Classification of densities and characteristics of curve of population centers in China by GIS

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 628-640

  Ge, Meiling ^a   Feng, Zhiming ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Curve of population centers; GIS; Population; Population density; Population gravity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953344136     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-010-0628-5     Document Type: Article

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