Space theft or space transfer: The nature of crime-induced spatial partitioning and control in enclosed neighborhoods in Ibadan and Johannesburg

Space and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 361-382

  Fabiyi, Oluseyi O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Enclosed neighborhood; Neighborhood associations; Neighborhood democracy; Space control

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049358841     PISSN: 12063312     EISSN: 15528308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1206331208314613     Document Type: Review

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