Upper middle class NIMBY in Phoenix: The community dynamics of the development process in the Arcadia Neighborhood

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 308-325

  Buckman, Stephen T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community organizing; Development; Empowerment; Neighborhood; NIMBY; Place framing

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052181362     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705422.2011.595306     Document Type: Article

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