The spatial pattern of soil sealing along the urban-rural gradient in a Mediterranean region

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 848-861

  Salvati, Luca ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

high resolution map; Mediterranean city; multivariate statistics; urban form; urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN SYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; GREECE;

EID: 84899618062     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.770730     Document Type: Article

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