Negotiating and securing access: Reflections from a study into urban regeneration and community participation in ethnically diverse neighborhoods in London, England

Field Methods

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-440

  Maginn, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Ethnic diversity; London; Rapport; Urban regeneration partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749121957     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: 15523969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X07302852     Document Type: Article

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