The Merry Hill regional shopping centre controversy: PPG6 and new urban geographies

Built Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-69

  Lowe, Michelle S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE PLANNING; PLANNING POLICY GUIDANCE; PLANNING PRACTICE; RETAILING; SHOPPING CENTRE;

UK, ENGLAND, WEST MIDLANDS, MERRY HILL;

EID: 0031670401     PISSN: 02637960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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