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Urban Form in Canada and the United States: an Examination of Urban Density Gradients

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  • Barry Edmonston

    (Cornell University,)

  • Michael A. Goldberg

    (University of British Columbia)

  • John Mercer

    (Syracuse University)

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  • Barry Edmonston & Michael A. Goldberg & John Mercer, 1985. "Urban Form in Canada and the United States: an Examination of Urban Density Gradients," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 22(3), pages 209-217, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:22:y:1985:i:3:p:209-217
    DOI: 10.1080/00420988520080351
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    1. Michael Broadway, 1989. "A comparison of patterns of urban deprivation between Canadian and U.S. cities," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 21(5), pages 531-551, October.
    2. Townsend, Craig & Ellis-Young, Margaret, 2018. "Urban population density and freeways in North America: A Re-assessment," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 75-83.

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