'On the side of the angels': Community involvement in the governance of neighbourhood renewal

Local Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-26

  Robinson, Fred ^a   Shaw, Keith ^b   Davidson, Gill ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community involvement; Community representation; Empowerment; Governance; Neighbourhood renewal; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 12844253249     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269094042000313584     Document Type: Article

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