DIY urbanism: implications for cities

Journal of Urbanism

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 381-398

  Finn, Donovan ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DIY design; do it yourself (DIY) urbanism; tactical urbanism; urban design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907655109     PISSN: 17549175     EISSN: 17549183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2014.891149     Document Type: Article

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