Multifractal analysis of axial maps applied to the study of urban morphology

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Ariza Villaverde, Ana B ^a   Jiménez Hornero, Francisco J ^a   Ravé, Eduardo Gutiérrez De ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axial maps; Lacunarity; Multifractal analysis; Sandbox method; Urban morphology

Indexed keywords

ANDALUSIA; LACUNARITY; MONOFRACTAL; MULTI FRACTALS; MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS; PLANNING REGULATIONS; SANDBOX METHOD; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SPACE SYNTAX; STREET PATTERN; URBAN AREAS; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBAN PATTERNS;

URBAN PLANNING;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MAPPING; URBAN AREA; URBAN MORPHOLOGY;

ANDALUCIA; CORDOBA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 84872393432     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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