Environmental dimensions of urban change: Uncovering relict industrial waste sites and subsequent land use conversions in portland and new orleans

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-82

  Elliott, James R ^a   Frickel, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEINDUSTRIALIZATION; GENTRIFICATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LAND USE; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251581583     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2010.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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