Impact of gentrification on environmental pressure in service micro-enterprises

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 417-431

  Mir, Debby F ^a   Sanchez, Adolfo E ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago; Complaints; Enforcement; Environmental; Gentrification; Inspections; Intervention; Micro enterprise

Indexed keywords

GENTRIFICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MICROENTERPRISE; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY APPROACH;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549185008     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.590     Document Type: Article

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