Cities of data: Examining the new urban science

Public Culture

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 201-212

  Townsend, Anthony ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Data and Society Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84929075110     PISSN: 08992363     EISSN: 15278018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/08992363-2841808     Document Type: Article

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