Policies for implementing multiple intensive land use in Hong Kong

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-378

  Lau, S S Y ^a   Giridharan, R ^a   Ganesan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Multiple intensive land use; Planning guidelines; Two tier plot ratio

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL; LAND USE PLANNING; MULTIPLE USE; ZONING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 0346669894     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHO.0000005758.41003.19     Document Type: Article

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