The social viability of culture-led urban transformation processes: Evidence from the Bicocca District, Milan

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 1115-1135

  Sacco, Pierluigi ^a   Blessi, Giorgio Tavano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN RENEWAL; URBAN SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 65449137934     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009103857     Document Type: Article

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