London's local high streets: The problems, potential and complexities of mixed street corridors

Progress in Planning

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-84

  Carmona, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High streets; London; Main streets; Mixed street corridors

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; COMPLEXITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLICY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84941315554     PISSN: 03059006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progress.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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