Patterns of urban consolidation in Melbourne: Planning policy and the growth of medium density housing

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-157

  Buxton, Michael ^a   Tieman, George ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Good design guide; Medium density; Melbourne 2030; ResCode; Urban consolidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646427604     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111470500135086     Document Type: Article

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