Comparing spatial metrics that quantify urban form

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-67

  Lowry, John H ^a   Lowry, Michael B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Density; Street pattern; Urban form; Urban growth policy; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; POLICY ANALYSTS; SPATIAL METRICS; STREET PATTERN; URBAN FORM; URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN SPRAWL;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LAKES; PLANNING;

URBAN GROWTH;

ACCESSIBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

SALT LAKE COUNTY; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84891358397     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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