Spatial integration and functional balance in polycentric Urban systems: A multi-scalar approach

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 410-425

  Vasanen, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Commuting; Connectivity field method; Functional polycentricity; Scale; Southern Finland; Spatial integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881546233     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tesg.12029     Document Type: Article

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