Urban development revisited: The role of neighborhood needs and local participation in urban revitalization

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-43

  O'Hara, Sabine U ^a  

^a GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Job creation; Needs assessment; Neighborhood based urban development; Social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043111734     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346760110036265     Document Type: Article

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