Is there a place for children in the city?

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-111

  Churchman, Arza ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0043165040     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13574800306482     Document Type: Article

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