Describing Urban Evolution with the Fractal Parameters Based on Area-Perimeter Allometry

Table 2

The global fractal parameters of the cities and towns in Yangtze River Delta, China (1985–2005).

Year	Original results				Revised results
	1985	8.0340	0.6963	1.3926	0.9282	1.1963	1.7181
1996	6.1128	0.7387	1.4774	0.9144	1.2387	1.6769
2005	5.4610	0.7266	1.4532	0.8879	1.2266	1.6882
Average	6.5359	0.7205	1.4411	0.9102	1.2205	1.6944