The planning and design of environmentally sustainable high-rises

High-Rise Living in Asian Cities

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 49-64

  Zhu, Wenjian ^a   Chiu, Rebecca L H ^b  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84877038906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9738-5_4     Document Type: Chapter

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