Contingent urban geographies of violent crime: Racial segregation and the impact of public housing in atlanta

Urban Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-211

  Holloway, Steven R ^a   McNulty, Thomas L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Geographic contingency; Public housing; Racial segregation; Techwood Homes; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

CRIME; HOUSING PROJECT; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACIAL SEGREGATION; SOCIAL HOUSING; VIOLENCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141905903     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.24.3.187     Document Type: Article

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