Spaces of informalisation: Playscapes, power and the governance of behaviour

Space and Polity

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-206

  Powell, Ryan ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP BEHAVIOR; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 77955612764     PISSN: 13562576     EISSN: 14701235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562576.2010.505797     Document Type: Article

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