Creative migration? The attraction and retention of the 'creative class' in Launceston, Tasmania

Australian Geographer

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-140

  Verdich, Madeleine ^a  

^a INTECSEA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amenity; Creative class; Family; Launceston; Migration; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; CLASS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ETHNICITY; INTERNAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT;

AUSTRALIA; LAUNCESTON; TASMANIA;

EID: 77950902987     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049180903535642     Document Type: Article

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