Applying macro urban morphology to urban design and development planning: Valletta and Floriana

Urban Morphology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-40

  Chapman, David W ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context; Design; Development planning; Innovation; Macro analysis; Space; Urban form

Indexed keywords

URBAN DESIGN; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 33645645928     PISSN: 10274278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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