Revitalising Singapore's central city through gentrification: The role of waterfront housing

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-199

  Wong, Tai Chee ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Central business district; Gentrification; Global city; Specialised services; Waterfront housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649130285     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111140600703808     Document Type: Article

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