The development of master-planned communities in Chinese suburbs: A case study of Shanghai's Thames town

Urban Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-203

  Shen, Jie ^a   Wu, Fulong ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

land development; landscapes; master planned communities; new towns; Shanghai; suburbs

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NEW TOWN; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84859792783     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.33.2.183     Document Type: Article

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