Commonwealth urban policy in Australia: The case of inner urban regeneration in Sydney, 1973-75

Australian Geographer

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447-467

  Ruming, Kristian ^a,b   Tice, Andy ^a,b   Freestone, Robert ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commonwealth urban policy; Durd; Sydney; Urban renewal

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; GOVERNMENT; INNER CITY AREA; REDEVELOPMENT; URBAN HISTORY; URBAN POLICY; URBAN RENEWAL;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WATERLOO;

EID: 78649659745     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2010.519694     Document Type: Article

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