Quality of life and spatial inequality in London

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-59

  Higgins, Paul ^a   Campanera, Josep ^b   Nobajas, Alexandre ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clustering analysis; global city; London; spatial diversity; Sustainable quality of life

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABILITY; WORLD CITY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84891590000     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776412439201     Document Type: Article

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