Prosperity and the suburban dream: Quality of life and affordability in western Sydney

Australian Geographer

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 337-351

  Mee, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental activism; Global city; Housing affordability; Public housing; Suburbs; Western Sydney

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; AMENITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036864317     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0004918022000028725     Document Type: Article

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