Transformation of the Chinese City, 1995-2005: Geographical Perspectives and Geographers’ Contributions

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Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 429-456

  he, Shenjing ^a   li, Zhigang ^b   wu, Fulong ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

geographical perspectives; the Chinese city; transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992777492     PISSN: 0920203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0920203X06070033     Document Type: Article

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