What is driving the growth of new "sunbelt" metropolises? Quality of life and urban regimes in greater Phoenix and Brisbane-South East Queensland Region

International Planning Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-152

  Guhathakurta, Subhrajit ^a   Stimson, Robert J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ARIZONA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; NORTH AMERICA; PHOENIX; QUEENSLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547959956     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: 14699265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563470701453794     Document Type: Article

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