Conserving the suburb mechanisms, tensions, and results

Suburban Form: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 241-262

  Larkham, Peter J ^a,b  

^a Royal Geographical Society ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909222655     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203561263     Document Type: Chapter

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