Research on urban spheres of influence based on improved field model in central China

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 489-502

  Wang, Li ^a,b,d   Deng, Yu ^c,d   Liu, Shenghe ^c   Wang, Jianghao ^c,d  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

central China; evolution; field model; spatial pattern; urban spheres of influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956036865     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-011-0859-0     Document Type: Article

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