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Responding to the Complex Transport Needs of Dispersed Wealthy Cities: a Comparison of Melbourne, Australia and Toronto, Canada

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Mees, P. (2005). Responding to the Complex Transport Needs of Dispersed Wealthy Cities: a Comparison of Melbourne, Australia and Toronto, Canada. In: Urban Transport Development. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27761-7_6

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