Spatial Effects of Varying Model Coefficients in Urban Growth Modeling in Nairobi, Kenya
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geographic Information System
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2151-1950,2151-1969
DOI: 10.4236/jgis.2014.66053