The city in 2050: A kaleidoscopic perspective

Applied Geography

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 4-11

  Brown, Lawrence A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic era; Local governance; Megalopolis; Regional planning; Transportation; Urban formation; Urban morphology

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84896048266     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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