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The Role of Public Transportation in Shaping Urban Property Values: A Case Study of Thu Duc City, Vietnam Cover

The Role of Public Transportation in Shaping Urban Property Values: A Case Study of Thu Duc City, Vietnam

By: Hai Minh Nguyen  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 8, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 19, 2025
Published on: Sep 25, 2025
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