Spectacular Beijing: The conspicuous construction of an olympic metropolis

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-399

  Broudehoux, Anne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; REDEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34848879794     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2007.00352.x     Document Type: Review

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