Changing Our Scale of Thinking: Value of a Megaregional Planning Course
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 139, Issue 4
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Dr. Fritz Steiner, Dean of UT-Austin School of Architecture, for his support of the course and valuable feedback on this paper.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 139 • Issue 4 • December 2013
Pages: 235 - 240
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Received: Feb 2, 2012
Accepted: Jun 21, 2013
Published online: Nov 15, 2013
Published in print: Dec 1, 2013
Discussion open until: Apr 15, 2014
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