Governing sexuality and park space: Acts of regulation in Vancouver, BC

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-94

  Catungal, John Paul ^a   McCann, Eugene J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Governance; Public space; Sexuality; The state

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEGEMONY; MORALITY; PUBLIC SPACE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SEXUALITY; STATE ROLE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 74949097399     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360903414569     Document Type: Article

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