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Book Title: Creating Smart Cities
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Item Length: 9.4in
Item Height: 0.7in
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Author: Leighton Evans
Publication Name: Creating Smart Cities
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2018
Series: Regions and Cities Ser.
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 254 Pages