From levittown to luther village: Retirement communities and the changing suburban dream

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 323-342

  Lucas, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Elderly; Retirement communities; Suburbs

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; METHODOLOGY; RETIREMENT; SUBURBAN AREA;

CANADA;

EID: 0036928248     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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