Linking urban design to sustainability: formal indicators of social urban sustainability field research in Perth, Western Australia
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عنوان ژورنال: URBAN DESIGN International
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1357-5317,1468-4519
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.udi.9000136