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Economic Clustering and Urban Form: The Case of Hamilton, Ontario
A body of literature has emerged over the past three decades to quantify the sprouting form of our contemporary cities. This paper adds to this literature by investigating the urban form of the City of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. The novelty of this research is the use of firm micro data for the examination of the types of economic clustering and their influence on urban form. Furthermore, we ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Geological Society of America Bulletin
سال: 1902
ISSN: 0016-7606,1943-2674
DOI: 10.1130/gsab-13-149