AlphaWorld: The urban design of a digital city

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-309

  Ryan, Brent D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE; INTERNET; PLANNING THEORY; URBAN DESIGN;

EID: 8744266332     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357480042000283850     Document Type: Article

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