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The generation of spatial population distributions from census centroid data

I Bracken, D Martin

    Environment & Planning A
    |April 1, 1989
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    CensusDeveloped CountriesEconomic ConditionsEconomic FactorsEstimation TechnicsEuropeGeographic FactorsGeographyMacroeconomic FactorsMethodological StudiesNorthern EuropePopulationPopulation StatisticsResearch MethodologySocial SciencesSocioeconomic FactorsSpatial DistributionUnited KingdomWales

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