A new model of urban population density indicating latent fractal structure

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 89-110

  Chen, Yanguang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Fractals; Hangzhou; Spatial optimisation; Sustainable development; Urban density; Urban form

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251626550     PISSN: 19463138     EISSN: 19463146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19463131003661025     Document Type: Article

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