Measuring morphological polycentricity - A comparative analysis of urban mass concentrations using remote sensing data

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages 42-56

  Taubenbock H ^a   Standfuss I ^a   Wurm, M ^a   Krehl, A ^b   Siedentop, S ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Affiliated Institute of ILS Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development   (Germany)

Author keywords

(Sub ) centers; Germany; Morphology; Polycentricity; Remote sensing; Urban mass concentration; Urban spatial structure

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING;

(SUB-) CENTERS; GERMANY; MASS CONCENTRATION; POLYCENTRICITY; URBAN SPATIAL STRUCTURES;

URBAN GROWTH;

CARTOSAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; COLOGNE; FRANKFURT AM MAIN; GERMANY; HESSE; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA; STUTTGART [BADEN-WURTTEMBERG];

EID: 85010782825     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2017.01.005     Document Type: Article

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