int. j. geographical information science, 2002 vol. 16, no. 5, 419± 437
Research Article Fractal dimension and fractal growth of urbanized areas GUOQIANG SHEN Division of City and Regional Planning, College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA; e-mail:
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(Received 26 November 1999; accepted 3 October 2001) Abstract. Based on a box-accounting fractal dimension algorithm (BCFD) and a unique procedure of data processing, this paper computes planar fractal dimensions of 20 large US cities along with their surrounding urbanized areas. The results show that the value range of planar urban fractal dimension (D) is 1
