Policing, partnerships, and profits: The operations of business improvement districts and town center management schemes in England

Urban Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 453-478

  Cook, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business Improvement Districts; England; Public private partnerships; Social relations; Town Center Management; Urban policing

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TOWN PLANNING; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN POLICY;

ENGLAND; PLYMOUTH [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952166353     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.31.4.453     Document Type: Article

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