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Book Title: Urban Sustainability In Theory And Practice: Circles Of Sust...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.6in
Author: Paul James
Publication Name: Urban Sustainability in Theory and Practice : Circles of Sustainability
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Series: Advances in Urban Sustainability Ser.
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
