The identification of sub-centres in two Italian metropolitan areas: A functional approach

Cities

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-185

  Veneri, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Metropolitan areas; Polycentricity; Sub centres

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; METHODOLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN POLICY;

ITALY; LAZIO; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84875229328     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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