Re-interpreting regulations: Architects as intermediaries for low-carbon buildings

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2577-2594

  Fischer, Jan ^a   Guy, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; AUTONOMY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 70350482317     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009344228     Document Type: Article

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