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fractal urban form: a standalone construct

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Urban geography

the description of city boundaries and built-up patterns by fractal dimension, capturing irregular, scale-repeating urban shapes.

In urban geography, fractal urban form refers to the description of city boundaries and built-up patterns by fractal dimension, capturing irregular, scale-repeating urban shapes. This meaning comes from Batty (1987) in Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design.[1]

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Batty, M., & Longley, P. A. (1987). Fractal-Based Description of Urban Form. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 14(2), 123-134. https://doi.org/10.1068/b140123

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