Can Small-City downtowns remain viable?: A national study of development issues and strategies

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 270-283

  Robertson, Kent A ^a  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; SMALL TOWN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032843251     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944369908976057     Document Type: Article

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