Theming cities, taming places: Insights from Singapore

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-54

  Chang, T C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0142150575     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3684.2000.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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