Legibility and aesthetics in urban design

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-202

  Taylor, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTHETICS; PERCEPTION; PHILOSOPHY; URBAN DESIGN;

EID: 70249137328     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: 14699664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13574800802670929     Document Type: Article

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