Children in the urban environment: A review of research

Creating Child Friendly Cities: Reinstating Kids in the City

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 87-102

  Sipe, Neil ^a   Buchanan, Nick ^b   Dodson, Jago ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GHD PTY LTD   (Australia)

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EID: 84905127938     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203087176     Document Type: Chapter

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