New mobilities and the formation and maintenance of the personal communities of social housing residents

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-89

  Gwyther, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community renewal; Network society; New mobilities technology; Social housing; Social mix

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951831575     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2010.527285     Document Type: Article

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