The influence of building typology on the economic feasibility of urban developments

International Journal of Applied Engineering Research

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2017, Pages 4946-4954

  Antoniucci, Valentina ^a   Marella, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Economic feasibility; Planning; Real estate; Urban density

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028351198     PISSN: 09734562     EISSN: 09739769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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