Reconstructing urban politics: Neighborhood activism in land-use change

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 589-612

  Martin, Deborah G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community activism; Governance; Local politics; Scale

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LAND USE CHANGE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; URBAN POLITICS;

ATHENS [GEORGIA]; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2042518453     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087404263805     Document Type: Article

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