Spatial inequality in the city-regions in the Yangtze River Valley, China

Urban Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 672-689

  Li, Huan ^a   Wei, Yehua Dennis ^b,d   Swerts, Elfie ^c  

^a LUDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; city region; spatial inequality; Yangtze River Valley

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EQUITY; GLOBALIZATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INNER CITY AREA; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; YANGTZE VALLEY;

EID: 85078097349     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098019898145     Document Type: Article

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