Strategic planning of urban infrastructure for environmental sustainability: Understanding the past to intervene for the future
@article{Malekpour2015StrategicPO, title={Strategic planning of urban infrastructure for environmental sustainability: Understanding the past to intervene for the future}, author={Shirin Malekpour and Rebekah R. Brown and Fjalar J. de Haan}, journal={Cities}, year={2015}, volume={46}, pages={67-75} }
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