Tactical urbanism: Short-term action for long-term change

Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Action for Long-Term Change

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-231

  Lydon, Mike ^a   Garcia, Anthony ^a  

^a The Street Plans Collaborative ^*

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EID: 84956471980     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.5822/978-1-61091-567-0     Document Type: Book

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