Housing context and social transformation strategies in neighbourhood regeneration in Western European cities

International Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-87

  van Gent, W P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Neighbourhood renewal; Social transformation; Urban policy; Western European city thesis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSING MARKET; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN RENEWAL;

WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 77249128156     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616710903565712     Document Type: Article

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