Haussmann and Le Corbusier in China: Land control and the design of streets in urban redevelopment

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-256

  Abramson, Daniel Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY STRATEGY; REDEVELOPMENT; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 46649104318     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: 14699664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13574800801965700     Document Type: Article

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