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Welcome to the club! An exploratory study of service accessibility in commodity housing estates in Guangzhou, China

Bienvenue au club! Une étude exploratrice de l’accessibilité aux services dans les cités résidentielles fermées de Guangzhou, en Chine

¡Bienvenido al club! Un estudio exploratorio de la accesibilidad a los servicios en las urbanizaciones cerradas en Cantón, China

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Pages 371-394 | Received 21 Nov 2013, Accepted 18 Mar 2016, Published online: 13 May 2016

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