Legal geographies-skating around the edges of the law: Urban skateboarding and the role of law in determining young Peoples' place in the city

Urban Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 988-1003

  Carr, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

legal geography; property; public space; skateboarding; urban youth

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PUBLIC SPACE; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; YOUNG POPULATION;

SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77956302481     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.31.7.988     Document Type: Article

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