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Metropolitan railways: urban form and the public benefit in London and Paris c.1850-1880

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Metropolitan railways: urban form and the public benefit in London and Paris c.1850-1880. / Lopez-Galviz, Carlos Andres.
In: The London Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, 2013, p. 184-202.

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Lopez-Galviz, CA 2013, 'Metropolitan railways: urban form and the public benefit in London and Paris c.1850-1880', The London Journal, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 184-202. https://doi.org/10.1179/0305803413Z.00000000030

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Lopez-Galviz, C. A. (2013). Metropolitan railways: urban form and the public benefit in London and Paris c.1850-1880. The London Journal, 38(3), 184-202. https://doi.org/10.1179/0305803413Z.00000000030

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Lopez-Galviz CA. Metropolitan railways: urban form and the public benefit in London and Paris c.1850-1880. The London Journal. 2013;38(3):184-202. doi: 10.1179/0305803413Z.00000000030

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Lopez-Galviz, Carlos Andres. / Metropolitan railways : urban form and the public benefit in London and Paris c.1850-1880. In: The London Journal. 2013 ; Vol. 38, No. 3. pp. 184-202.

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