Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2020 Jan

Sustainable Cities

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/03.04

Issue 3, P.50 - P.60

Re-thinking the Hong Kong Tramway as a Rooted but Future Orientated Form of Sustainable Transportation

Dr. Hee Sun (Sunny) Choi

BA MA PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
MDes (Urban Environments Design), School of Design,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Director at Choi-Comer Asia Architecture and Urban Design

 and  Mingyu Cui
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