Dead Malls: Suburban Activism, Local Spaces, Global Logistics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 794-811

  Parlette, Vanessa ^a   Cowen, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activism; Big box; Canada; Dead malls; Public space; Retail logistics; Suburban decline; Toronto

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC SPACE; RETAILING; SPACE USE; SUBURBAN AREA;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 79958752019     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00992.x     Document Type: Article

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