Showing papers by "Barry Boots published in 1979"
TL;DR: This book represents a translation of complex mathematical materials into a readable and relatively simple verbal approach to the subject and thus brings the more sophisticated aspects to a larger number of students than has been done before.
Abstract: 1. An Introduction to spatial processes 2. Point patterns: Poisson process model 3. Point patterns: mixed Poisson process models 4. Truly contagious models, disturbed lattices and information theory 5. Line patterns 6. Area patterns: the cell model 7. Area patterns: the Johnson-Mehl model 8. Area patterns: clumping models.
143 citations
TL;DR: The author reviews the existing literature on density and crowding from a geographical perspective, with a focus on the concerns of urban geographers.
Abstract: The author reviews the existing literature on density and crowding from a geographical perspective with a focus on the concerns of urban geographers. Several types of empirical studies are described and reviewed and research on models of crowding is outlined (ANNOTATION)
10 citations