Reshaping the boundaries of public and private life: Gender, condominium development, and the neoliberalization of urban living

Urban Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 657-681

  Kern, Leslie ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Condominiums; Gender; Neoliberal urbanism; New build gentrification; Toronto

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER RELATIONS; GENTRIFICATION; NEOLIBERALISM; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SYSTEM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 38749092560     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.28.7.657     Document Type: Article

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