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Informing an urban design process by way of a practical example. / Boyko, C. T.; Cooper, R.; Davey, C. L. et al.
In: Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, Vol. 163, No. 1, 03.2010, p. 17-30.

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Boyko, CT, Cooper, R, Davey, CL & Wootton, AB 2010, 'Informing an urban design process by way of a practical example.', Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, vol. 163, no. 1, pp. 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.2010.163.1.17

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Boyko, C. T., Cooper, R., Davey, C. L., & Wootton, A. B. (2010). Informing an urban design process by way of a practical example. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 163(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.2010.163.1.17

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Boyko CT, Cooper R, Davey CL, Wootton AB. Informing an urban design process by way of a practical example. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning. 2010 Mar;163(1):17-30. doi: 10.1680/udap.2010.163.1.17

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Boyko, C. T. ; Cooper, R. ; Davey, C. L. et al. / Informing an urban design process by way of a practical example. In: Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning. 2010 ; Vol. 163, No. 1. pp. 17-30.

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