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(1)Delft University of Technology. Exploring the skyline of Rotterdam and The Hague Visibility Analysis and Its Implications for Tall Building Policy Nijhuis, Steffen; van der Hoeven, Franklin DOI 10.2148/benv.43.4.571 Publication date 2018 Document Version Final published version Published in Built Environment. Citation (APA) Nijhuis, S., & van der Hoeven, F. (2018). Exploring the skyline of Rotterdam and The Hague: Visibility Analysis and Its Implications for Tall Building Policy. Built Environment, 43(4), 571-588. https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.43.4.571 Important note To cite this publication, please use the final published version (if applicable). Please check the document version above.. Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons. Takedown policy Please contact us and provide details if you believe this document breaches copyrights. We will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.. This work is downloaded from Delft University of Technology. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to a maximum of 10..

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