Geographical Research, Volume. 39, Issue 4, 787(2020)

Exploring the evolution of morphological polycentricity in urban China from the perspective of temporal heterogeneity

Xiuxin MA1...1, Yaolin LIU1,1,2,2,3,3, Yanfang LIU1,1,2,2,3,3, Ping JIANG1,1, Zihao AN4,4, and Xianghui ZHANG11 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1.School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • 1.武汉大学资源与环境科学学院,武汉 430079
  • 2.Key Laboratory of Geographic Information System, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • 2.武汉大学地理信息系统教育部重点实验室,武汉 430079
  • 3.Collaborative Innovation Center for Geospatial Information Technology, Wuhan 430079, China
  • 3.地球空间信息技术协同创新中心,武汉 430079
  • 4.Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
  • 4.利兹大学交通研究中心,利兹 LS2 9JT
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    Received: May. 4, 2019

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    Published Online: Oct. 9, 2020

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    DOI:10.11821/dlyj020190353

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