Spatial quantification and pattern analysis of urban sustainability based on a subjectively weighted indicator model: A case study in the city of Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Applied Geography

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-127

  Shen, Li ^a,b   Guo, Xulin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Sustainable Cities International West Hastings Street   (Canada)

Author keywords

GIS; Indicator model; Spatial autocorrelation; Spatial pattern; Subjective weights; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; GIS; INNER CITY AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICY MAKING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBURBAN AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN; SASKATOON;

EID: 84903187087     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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