Spaces of priority: The geography of soviet housing construction in Daugavpils, Latvia

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-136

  Gentile, Michael ^a,b   Sjöberg, Örjan ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Housing; Landscapes of priority; Latvia; Shortage economics; Soviet Union

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING PROJECT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; LABOR SUPPLY; LAND MARKET; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); SOCIALISM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HISTORY;

DAUGAVPILS; LATVIA; USSR;

EID: 77950913955     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045600903378994     Document Type: Article

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