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Improving the measurement of urban sprawl

Weighted Urban Proliferation (WUP) and its application to Switzerland

Bibliographic Data

ID23346641
AuthorsJochen A G Jaeger (0000-0002-3852-848X, Concordia University, corresponding author), Christian Schwick
Year2014
Volume38
Pages294-308
Publication date2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEcological Indicators (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-160X • E-ISSN: 1872-7034
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.11.022
OpenAlexW1987344671
LanguageEN
Citations received54
References cited25

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