Redefining accessibility and space use in city centres as it regards responsive urban design

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Kaplan, Hülagu
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City planning, Urban transportation
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/1999
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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H. Kaplan, “Redefining accessibility and space use in city centres as it regards responsive urban design,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 1998.
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