Inversions in Urban Density Gradients: A Brief Look at the Vancouver Metropolitan Area's Density Profile
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Studies
- Vol. 26 (4) , 397-401
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00420988920080431
Abstract
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.Keywords
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