A theoretical framework and methodology for urban activity spatial structure in e-society: Empirical evidence for Nanjing City, China

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 672-683

  Wang, Bo ^a   Zhen, Feng ^b   Wei, Zongcai ^a   Guo, Shu ^a   Chen, Tingting ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

activity space; big data; e society; information and communication technology (ICT); Nanjing City; tele activities

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN SOCIETY;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84952299091     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: 1993064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-015-0751-4     Document Type: Article

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