Detect Megaregional Communities Using Network Science Analytics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Methods
3.1. Data Sources
3.2. Analytical Methods
4. Results
4.1. Visualizing Commuting Flows
4.2. Gephi Analysis Results
4.3. The Texas Analysis
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, M.; Lan, B. Detect Megaregional Communities Using Network Science Analytics. Urban Sci. 2022, 6, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci6010012
Zhang M, Lan B. Detect Megaregional Communities Using Network Science Analytics. Urban Science. 2022; 6(1):12. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci6010012
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Ming, and Bolin Lan. 2022. "Detect Megaregional Communities Using Network Science Analytics" Urban Science 6, no. 1: 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci6010012
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