Regionalization/Zoning Systems

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 298-301

  Shortt, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundaries; GIS; MAUP; Regionalization; Zone design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969735073     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00506-X     Document Type: Chapter

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