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Complexity, emergence and cellular urban models: lessons learned from applying SLEUTH to two Portuguese metropolitan areas

Elisabete A. Silva Lisbon Technical University CESUR, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Keith C. Clarke Geography Department, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA
Pages 93-115 | Received 01 Nov 2003, Accepted 01 Mar 2004, Published online: 19 Jan 2007

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