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Darkness on the Edge of Town: Mapping Urban and Peri-Urban Australia Using Nighttime Satellite Imagery

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Pages 119-133 | Received 01 Oct 2007, Accepted 01 Mar 2009, Published online: 11 Dec 2009

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