The quest to confront suburban decline: Political realities and lessons

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 553-581

  Vicino, J Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

First tier suburbs; Politics; Suburban decline; Suburban revitalization

Indexed keywords

PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY MAKING; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN POLITICS;

BALTIMORE COUNTY; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049110995     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087407309282     Document Type: Article

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