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Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods: Design for Environment and Community
by Cynthia Girling, Ronald Kellett

Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods: Design for Environment and Community
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Author: Cynthia Girling, Ronald Kellett
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-23
ISBN: 1559633379
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Island Press

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