Study on the compactness assessment model of urban spatial form

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 6338-6343

  Zhao, Jingzhu ^a   Song, Yu ^a   Shi, Longyu ^a   Tang, Lina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Assessment model; Compact city; Normalized compactness index; Spatial form; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDSAT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 82955161697     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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