Nature and sustainability of the marine environment

Spatial Planning for a Sustainable Singapore

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 169-182

  Chou, Loke Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84862603328     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6542-2_10     Document Type: Chapter

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