A Computer Movie Simulating Urban Growth in the Detroit Region
1970/06/01 by Waldo Tobler, W. R. Tobler · 9,673 citations
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Computer science #Economic geography #Geography #Land Use and Ecosystem Services #Urbanization and City Planning
paper · doi:10.2307/143141
published in Economic Geography 46, 234 (Taylor & Francis)
openalex publication_date 1970/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
Abstract
W. R. Tobler, A Computer Movie Simulating Urban Growth in the Detroit Region, Economic Geography, Vol. 46, Supplement: Proceedings. International Geographical Union. Commission on Quantitative Methods (Jun., 1970), pp. 234-240
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