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Inversions in Urban Density Gradients: A Brief Look at the Vancouver Metropolitan Area's Density Profile

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  • Andrejs Skaburskis

    (School of Urban and Regional Planning at the Queen's University, Kingston, Canada)

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This paper presents an estimate of the Vancouver metropolitan area's density profile to show the presence of density gradient inversions. A number of explanations for the inversions are offered and the policy implications of the explanations are briefly discussed.

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  • Andrejs Skaburskis, 1989. "Inversions in Urban Density Gradients: A Brief Look at the Vancouver Metropolitan Area's Density Profile," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 26(4), pages 397-401, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:26:y:1989:i:4:p:397-401
    DOI: 10.1080/00420988920080431
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