The boundaries of suburban discontent? Urban definitions and neighbourhood political effects

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-185

  Walks, R Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; INNER CITY AREA; LIFESTYLE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARTY POLITICS; POST-WAR; SUBURBAN AREA; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547145678     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2007.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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