Public-sector intervention in embodying the new economy in inner urban areas: The Barcelona experience

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 1137-1155

  Casellas, Antònia ^a   Pallares Barbera, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INNER CITY AREA; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN POLICY;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 65449161359     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009103858     Document Type: Article

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