The ins and outs of skateboarding and transgression in public space in Newcastle, Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-327

  Nolan, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Newcastle; Public space; Skateboarding; Transgression; Youth

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC SPACE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; URBAN SOCIETY; YOUNG POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0347604512     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0004918032000152401     Document Type: Article

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