Restructuring Beijing's social space: Observations on the olympic games in 2008

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 543-554

  Smith, Christopher J ^a   Himmelfarb, Katie M G ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Automobile traffic; Beijing; China; Environmental protection; Olympic Games; Relocation of residents; Urban housing; Urban mass transit; Urban water supply

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OLYMPIC GAMES; RELOCATION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN HOUSING; WATER SUPPLY;

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

EID: 38549124325     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1538-7216.48.5.543     Document Type: Article

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