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Impact of Roadside Landscape to Driving Behaviour; Lessons from Southern Highway, Sri Lanka 路边景观对驾驶行为的影响斯里兰卡南部公路的经验教训

Cities People Places : An International Journal on Urban Environments Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/CPP.V3I1.31

S. R. Dharmasena, S. Edirisooriya

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引用次数: 3

Green space: A Luxury or a Necessity? Green Spaces in Condominium Sites in Sri Lanka 绿色空间:奢侈品还是必需品?斯里兰卡公寓用地的绿色空间

Cities People Places : An International Journal on Urban Environments Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/CPP.V3I1.35

N. Jayaweera, S. Rodrigo, Jeyanthi Nadaraja, U. Rajapaksha, C. Jayasinghe

引用次数: 3

Resilient Cities for the Future :A case of Chennai 未来的弹性城市:以金奈为例

Cities People Places : An International Journal on Urban Environments Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/CPP.V3I1.29

P. Greeshma, K. Kumar

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