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Learning from Main Streets

A machine learning approach identifying neighborhood commercial districts

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Oh, J., Hwang, JE., Smith, S.F., Koile, K. (2006). Learning from Main Streets. In: Van Leeuwen, J.P., Timmermans, H.J.P. (eds) Innovations in Design & Decision Support Systems in Architecture and Urban Planning. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5060-2_21

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