Compact Cities

Compact Cities
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9781135803896
ISBN-13 : 1135803897
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Book Synopsis Compact Cities by : Rod Burgess

Download or read book Compact Cities written by Rod Burgess and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of edited papers forms part of the Compact City Series, creating a companion volume to The Compact City (1996) and Achieving Sustainable Urban Form (2000) and extends the debate to developing countries. This book examines and evaluates the merits and defects of compact city approaches in the context of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Issues of theory, policy and practice relating to sustainability of urban form are examined by a wide range of international academics and practitioners.


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