The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Row, Arthur T., Jacobs, Jane·1962·The Yale Law Journal

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Authors: Row, A. T., & Jacobs, J.
Venue: The Yale Law Journal
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1962-07
Volume: 71
Issue: 8
Pages: 1597
ISSN: 0044-0094 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/794509
OpenAlex: W2966755844
Cited by: 9,083
References: 0
FWCI: 7.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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