Polycentricity measures and regional disparities

Research for Rural Development

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 201-207

  Hazners, Juris ^a,b   Jirgena, Helma ^c  

^a LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Latvia)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMICS   (Latvia)

^c Latvian Academy of Sciences   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Non parametric tests; Polycentricity measures; Regional development; Regional disparities

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL PLANNING;

EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MORPHOLOGICAL MEASURES; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; POLYCENTRICITY MEASURES; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DISPARITIES; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES;

RESEARCH; REGIONAL PLANNING;

EID: 84904444194     PISSN: 16914031     EISSN: 16914031     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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