Threshold transitions in a regional urban system

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 152-159

  García, Jorge H ^a   Garmestani, Ahjond S ^b   Karunanithi, Arunprakash T ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

City size distributions; Complex systems; Resilience; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954628861     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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