No finer place: planning core areas in mid-sized Canadian cities
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1743-7601,1743-761X
DOI: 10.2495/sdp-v2-n3-249-259