Why do cities shrink?

European Planning Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1375-1397

  Reckien, Diana ^a   Martinez Fernandez, Cristina ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; GLOBALIZATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA; ENGLAND; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052290986     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2011.593333     Document Type: Article

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