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WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD city or community, the first image that comes to mind is probably of a street: specifically a roadway and sidewalks, framed by buildings and full of people. We intuitively know that a street is more than just pavement and vehicles.
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Lydon, M. (2017). Resilient Streets, Resilient Cities. In: Lerch, D. (eds) The Community Resilience Reader. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-861-9_17
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