Planning lessons from three U.S. new towns of the 1960s and 1970s: Irvine, columbia, and the woodlands

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-415

  Forsyth, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84992737968     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360208976282     Document Type: Article

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