An insight on the unit of analysis in Urban research

Handbook Of Research Methods And Applications In Urban Economies

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 235-266

  Trullén, Joan ^a   Boix, Rafael ^b   Galletto, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84891036226     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9780857934628.00018     Document Type: Chapter

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