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    The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning

    Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa… in The GeoJournal Library (1994)

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    An Introduction to the Asian City

    A city is a product of its history, economic functions and cultural heritage. Specific factors of site, such as small scale topographic features, modify the form of the city. In Asia, cities have grown over se...

    Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa… in The Asian City: Processes of Development, … (1994)

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    Planning in a Rapid Growth Center: The Case of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    During the past thirty years the Arab-Islamic world has imposed itself on the international scene, and because of the value of its resources, has entered a stage of rapid transformation (Chaline and Fares 1986...

    Saud Al-Oteibi, Allen G. Noble… in The Asian City: Processes of Development, … (1994)

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    City Forms of China and India in Global Perspective

    China and India are the globe’s two most heavily populated nations, accounting for almost half of the world’s population. Together they also possess a substantial number of the world’s million-plus cities: 25 ...

    Ashok K. Dutt, Yichun **e, Frank J. Costa… in The Asian City: Processes of Development, … (1994)

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    The Nature of Urbanization in South Korea

    The pace of urbanization varies throughout the world. Developed countries experienced rapid urban growth during and after the Industrial Revolution, while develo** countries are currently in the throes of a ...

    Naghun Song, Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa in The Asian City: Processes of Development, … (1994)

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    Urban issues and urbanization characteristics of Asia

    Ashok K. Dutt, Frank J. Costa, Allen G. Noble in GeoJournal (1993)

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    The impact of planning on growth and development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1970–1990

    This paper describes the current status of comprehensive planning for the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A description of the origins and recent rapid growth of the city provide context for an extended discussi...

    Saud Al-Oteibi, Allen G. Noble, Frank J. Costa in GeoJournal (1993)

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    Old trends and new impulses in Europe's urban affairs

    Allen G. Noble, Frank J. Costa, Ashok K. Dutt in GeoJournal (1991)