Taming the metropolis: Revisiting the prospect of achieving compact sustainable cities

Local Economy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-59

  Vella, Anne ^a   Morad, Munir ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79959565827     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269094210391172     Document Type: Article

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