Re-envisioning the city: Lefebvre, Hope VI, and the neoliberalization of urban space

Urban Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-133

  Jones, Katherine ^a   Popke, Jeff ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hope VI; Lefebvre; Neoliberalism; Transparency

Indexed keywords

NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY STRATEGY; REDEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

CHARLOTTE; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76849111505     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.31.1.114     Document Type: Article

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