Civic engagement in urban neighborhoods: Does the network of civic organizations influence participation in neighborhood projects?

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 609-632

  Dekker, Karien ^a   Völker, Beate ^a   Lelieveldt, Herman ^b   Torenvlied, René ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Roosevelt Academy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ETHNIC MINORITY; LOGISTICS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN AREA; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN SOCIETY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 78649800465     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2010.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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