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Urban strategic planning is a specific instrument of management which encourages citizen participation in local policy decisions. Urban design, planning, architecture, sustainability april 2014. Aug 17, 2010 each of these books changed the course of my life and how i view city planning and the world at large. David and steve have each researched and published widely in their respective fields.
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