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Formulating Contextual Building Regulations for Hill Towns of India: The Case of Shimla

Ashwani KumarDepartment of Architecture and Planning, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pushplata GargDepartment of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
Pages 34-50 | Published online: 17 Jan 2018

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