Urbanie & Urbanus

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Gazing at the City: Reflections on Our Urban Present

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/12.03

Issue 12, P. - P.

Cross-Border Living in Hong Kong and Shenzhen: Insights into the Residential Environment Preferences of Young Professionals

Jingbo Ma

Master of Science in Urban Design, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 and  Sylvia Man Ha Chan

Adjunct Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 and  Jeroen van Ameijde

Assistant Professor and Director of the MSc in Urban Design programme at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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