Urban development for the 21st century managing resources and creating infrastructure

Urban planners around the world are increasingly concerned with creating and maintaining cities that are healthy for both the environment and for individuals. Cities are at the forefront of the trend toward sustainable living, since they are the site of concentrated population, resource use, and gre...

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Other Authors: Etingoff, Kimberly (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakville, Canada Apple Academic Press Inc. 2015
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