Sustainable communities: A framework for planning: Case study of an Australian outer Sydney growth area

Sustainable Communities: A Framework for Planning: Case Study of an Australian Outer Sydney Growth Area

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-128

  Rauscher, Raymond Charles ^a   Momtaz, Salim ^b  

^a University of Newcastle ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 84954588839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7509-1     Document Type: Book

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