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Book Title: The Sustainable City
Item Length: 0.9in
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Author: Steven Cohen, Dong Guo
Publication Name: Sustainable City
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24 Oz
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
