Where are the geographers? Newly incorporated municipalities (NIMs) in the South

Geographical Bulletin - Gamma Theta Upsilon

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-121

  Smith, Russell M ^a   Debbage, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary change; Metropolitan fragmentation; Municipal incorporation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049123938     PISSN: 07313292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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