Typologies and basic descriptors of New Zealand residential urban forms

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-536

  Ghosh, Sumita ^a   Vale, Robert ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEIGHBORHOOD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 70350755390     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: 14699664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13574800903265371     Document Type: Article

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