The comparative city: Knowledge, learning, urbanism

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 725-742

  Mcfarlane, Colin ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison; Learning; Urbanism

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 78649889044     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00917.x     Document Type: Article

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