What is Urban? Comparing a satellite view with the demographic and health surveys

Population and Development Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 413-439

  Dorélien, Audrey ^a   Balk, Deborah ^b   Todd, Megan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84884130149     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2013.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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