Improving liveability and attractiveness by preserving place identity in emblematic thoroughfares: A method and a case study

Urban Design International

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-249

  Sepe, Marichela ^a   Pitt, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emblematic thoroughfares; globalisation; liveability; place identity; PlaceMaker; urban design

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; GLOBALIZATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PEDESTRIAN; URBAN DESIGN;

EID: 84880913468     PISSN: 13575317     EISSN: 14684519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/udi.2013.3     Document Type: Article

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