Conceptualising Sustainability in UK Urban Regeneration: A Discursive Formation

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 273-296

  Lombardi, D Rachel ^a   Porter, Libby ^b   Barber, Austin ^a   Rogers, Chris D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78751626078     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009360690     Document Type: Article

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