Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2025 Sep

Gazing at the City: Reflections on Our Urban Present

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/12.01

Issue 12, P. - P.

Morphological Characteristics of Rural Settlement in Rapidly Urbanising Regions: A Comparative Study of Existing Villages in the New Territories, Hong Kong

Xuze Wang

Master graduate in Urban Design and Regional Planning at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong

 and  Gianni Talamini

Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
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