Sustainable urban form and the shopping centre: An investigation of activity centres in Melbourne's growth areas

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-61

  Goodman, Robin ^a   Coote, Matthew ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Melbourne; Planning; Shopping centres; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899324927     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111140701225578     Document Type: Article

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