The wolves and lambs of the creative city: The sustainability of film and television producers in London

Geographical Review

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-60

  Gornostaeva, Galina ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camden Town; Film and television industry; London; Public places; Sustainability; Transactions

Indexed keywords

FILM; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MEDIA ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; TELEVISION;

CAMDEN [LONDON]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CANIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 58649124177     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2009.tb00417.x     Document Type: Article

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