Introduction: High-rise living in Asian cities

High-Rise Living in Asian Cities

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-8

  Yeh, Anthony G O ^a   Yuen, Belinda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84877022985     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9738-5_1     Document Type: Editorial

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