Dykes, J.

Goodwin, S.

English

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Goodwin, S. & Dykes, J. (2008). Do Local Information Systems Hide the Bigger Picture? An analytical approach to measuring the strength of local boundaries. Paper presented at the GIS Research UK 16th Annual Conference (GISRUK 2008), 2 - 4 Aug 2008, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.City Research OnlineOriginal citation: Goodwin, S. & Dykes, J. (2008). Do Local Information Systems Hide the Bigger Picture? An analytical approach to measuring the strength of local boundaries. Paper presented at the GIS Research UK 16th Annual Conference (GISRUK 2008), 2 - 4 Aug 2008, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.Permanent City Research Online URL: http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/441/ Copyright & reuseCity  University  London has developed City  Research Online  so that  its  users  may access the research outputs of City University London's staff. Copyright © and Moral Rights for this paper are retained by the individual author(s) and/ or other copyright holders. 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Do Local Information Systems Hide the Bigger Picture? An analytical approach to measuring the strength of local boundaries

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