The fragmentation of urban landscapes: Global evidence of a key attribute of the spatial structure of cities, 1990-2000

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 249-283

  Angel, Shlomo ^a   Parent, Jason ^b   Civco, Daniel L ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

cities; fragmentation; infill; landscape metrics; leapfrogging; metropolitan areas; open space; sprawl; urban expansion

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; METROPOLITAN AREA; OPEN SPACE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84860527569     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247811433536     Document Type: Article

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