An urban sprawl index based on multivariate and Bayesian factor analysis with application at the municipality level in Valencia

Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 888-914

  Gielen, Eric ^a   Riutort Mayol, Gabriel ^a   Palencia Jiménez, José Sergio ^a   Cantarino, Isidro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

cities; land use; multivariate factor analysis; Spatial planning; urban planning

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; LAND USE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN SPRAWL;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; SPAIN; VALENCIA [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; VALENCIA [VALENCIA (PRV)];

EID: 85029159218     PISSN: 23998083     EISSN: 23998091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2399808317690148     Document Type: Article

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