Scale in Geography

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-3

  Montello, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis scale; Cartographic (map) scale; Cross level fallacy; Ecological fallacy; Fractals; Generalization; Modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP); Phenomenon scale; Representative fraction; Spatial analysis; Spatial scale; Temporal scale; Thematic scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011073956     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.72049-6     Document Type: Chapter

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