A Call To Sprawl
20 March 2005 - 9:00am
John Roughan argues that precisely because of Auckland, New Zealand's natural beauty, it is the ideal place for urban sprawl.
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Let the city sprawl in splendour
Source:
The New Zealand Herald, March 19, 2005
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