LIVING IN WONDERLAND & URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMAKING

Ever lived in or visited a great city and wondered what makes it tick? Over the next 15 years China is set to urbanise 300 million people and build the equivalent urban area of North America. London is set to grow by two million people by 2030 and in the same period Sao Paulo will increase by three...

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Main Author: Twohig, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Petersfield, Hampshire, Great Britain Harriman House Ltd 2014
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