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Published in 1/2019 - Urbanity

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Excursions Into Suburban Density

Anssi Joutsiniemi, Franz Oswald, Mari Vaattovaara

Density is a buzzword in current public discussions on urbanity, but what does the concept actually mean? We republish a text originally published in the first book by the Master’s Programme in Urban Studies and Planning (USP), a joint programme of the University of Helsinki and Aalto University.

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