Comparative urbanism and the 'Asian City': Implications for research and theory

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 145-156

  Ren, Julie ^a   Luger, Jason ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian city; Comparative urbanism; Methodology; Urban theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924070384     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12140     Document Type: Article

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