Valuing new development in distressed urban neighborhoods: Does design matter?

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-111

  Ryan, Brent D ^a   Weber, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENCLAVE; INFILL; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250665057     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360708976139     Document Type: Article

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