How to design a city in five easy steps: Exploring VivaCity2020's process and tools for urban design decision making?

Journal of Urbanism

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-273

  Cooper, Rachel ^a   Boyko, Christopher ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Decision making; Sustainability; Tools; Urban design; Urban environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960924011     PISSN: 17549175     EISSN: 17549183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2010.526366     Document Type: Article

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