Fractal dimensions of the built-up footprint: Buildings versus roads. Fractal evidence from Antwerp (Belgium)

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 310-329

  Thomas, Isabelle ^a   Frankhauser, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Belgium; Built up patterns; Fractal; Road network

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; ROAD; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN REGION;

ANTWERP [BELGIUM]; BELGIUM;

EID: 84875467458     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: 14723417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b38218     Document Type: Article

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