Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 395

Full Length Research Paper

Public open spaces in Crisis: Appraisal and observation from metropolitan Kathmandu, Nepal

Krishna Prasad Timalsina
  • Krishna Prasad Timalsina
  • Department of Geography, Trichandra Multiple Campus, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal
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  •  Received: 10 September 2020
  •  Accepted: 13 October 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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