New towns and their practical challenges: The experience of Poulad Shahr in Iran

Habitat International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Atash, Farhad ^a,b   Shirazi Beheshtiha, Y S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Iran; New towns; Poulad shahr; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; NEW TOWN; NEW TOWNS; URBAN PLANNING; URBANISATION;

IRAN, ESFAHAN REGION, POULAD SHAHR;

EID: 0031745880     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(97)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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