Measuring the spatial structure of urban land uses. The case of Sheffield, UK

Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 393-401

  Ersoy, E ^a   Jorgensen, A ^a   Warren, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green network; Landscape metrics; Sheffield; Spatial structure; Urban

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

ENGLAND; SHEFFIELD [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84946709637     PISSN: 13115065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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