A sustainability evaluation of government-led urban renewal projects

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Volumn 26, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 526-541

  Lee, Grace K L ^a   Chan, Edwin H W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Economic sustainability; Government policy; Hong Kong; Urban regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849405950     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770810914280     Document Type: Article

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