Evolution and spatial patterns of spheres of urban influence in China

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-136

  Wang, Kaiyong ^a   Deng, Yu ^a,b   Sun, Daowei ^c   Song, Tao ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

dynamic evolution; spheres of urban influence; types of spatial pattern; urban agglomeration

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; GIS; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLICY; URBAN SITE;

CHINA;

EID: 84893642438     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: 1993064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-013-0635-4     Document Type: Article

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