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SUBMITTER: Rozenfeld HD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2596244 | biostudies-other | 2008 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Rozenfeld Hernán D HD Rybski Diego D Andrade José S JS Batty Michael M Stanley H Eugene HE Makse Hernán A HA
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20081124 48
An important issue in the study of cities is defining a metropolitan area, because different definitions affect conclusions regarding the statistical distribution of urban activity. A commonly employed method of defining a metropolitan area is the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), based on rules attempting to capture the notion of city as a functional economic region, and it is performed by using experience. The construction of MSAs is a time-consuming process and is typically done only for ...[more]