Delineation of an urban agglomeration boundary based on Sina Weibo microblog ‘check-in’ data: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta

Cities

Volumn 60, Issue , 2017, Pages 180-191

  Zhen, Feng ^a   Cao, Yang ^a   Qin, Xiao ^a   Wang, Bo ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

boundary delineation; people's activity; Sina Weibo check in data; Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; GLOBALIZATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84986883180     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2016.08.014     Document Type: Article

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