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On the Measurement and Generalisation of Urban Form

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  • Paul A Longley

    (School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SS, England)

  • Victor Mesev

    (School of Environmental Studies, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland)

Abstract

Developments in the provision and quality of digital data are opening up possibilities for more detailed measures of the form of urban areas. This paper begins with a review of some of the new data sources that are available in the United Kingdom, specifically the Ordnance Survey's ADDRESS-POINT product. The authors go on to develop a fine-scale data model of population densities, and fractal measures of the way in which urban development fills space. The research findings are compared with those of previous research that used less detailed data models.

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  • Paul A Longley & Victor Mesev, 2000. "On the Measurement and Generalisation of Urban Form," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 32(3), pages 473-488, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:32:y:2000:i:3:p:473-488
    DOI: 10.1068/a3224
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    2. T V Mesev & P A Longley & M Batty & Y Xie, 1995. "Morphology from Imagery: Detecting and Measuring the Density of Urban Land Use," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 27(5), pages 759-780, May.
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