The evolution of urban form in Portland and Toronto: Implications for sustainability planning

Local Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-336

  Wheeler, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METROPOLITAN AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043269404     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830306656     Document Type: Article

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