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THEME ISSUE PAPERS

Assessing Polycentric Urban Systems in the OECD: Country, Regional and Metropolitan Perspectives

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Pages 1128-1145 | Received 01 Aug 2013, Accepted 01 Jan 2014, Published online: 04 Jun 2014

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