Detecting multi-scale urban growth patterns and processes in the Algarve region (Southern Portugal)

Applied Geography

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 234-245

  Aguilera Benavente, Francisco ^a   Botequilha Leitão, André ^b   Díaz Varela, Emilio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algarve; CLC; Gradient; Spatial metrics; Urban growth patterns; Urban growth processes

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; LAND USE CHANGE; MAPPING METHOD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN GROWTH;

ALGARVE; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84904114800     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.06.019     Document Type: Article

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