NIMBY localism and national inequitable exclusion alliances: The case of syringe exchange programs in the United States

Geoforum

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1250-1263

  Tempalski, Barbara ^a   Friedman, Risa ^a   Keem, Marie ^a   Cooper, Hannah ^a   Friedman, Samuel R ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Inequitable exclusion alliance; Injection drug use; Localism; NIMBY; Socio spatial stigma; Syringe exchange programs

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INJURY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NOT IN MY BACK YARD RESPONSE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848927871     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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