Defining functional urban regions in Bahia, Brazil, using roadway coverage and population density variables

•A spatial analysis-based method for the definition of functional urban regions.•The ESDA technique performs better than SKATER for defining urban agglomerations.•Both techniques indicate the existence of two large urbanized clusters.•Findings do not totally match the single official state metropoli...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of transport geography 2014-04, Vol.36, p.79-88
Hauptverfasser:	Rodrigues da Silva, Antônio Nélson, Manzato, Gustavo Garcia, Pereira, Heber Tiago Santos
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Boundaries Brazil Cluster analysis Data processing Functional urban regions Geography Mathematical models Metropolitan regions Municipalities Population density Spatial analysis Spatial statistics Transport
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