Inclusivity as an Olympic event at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games

Urban Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 804-822

  Edelson, Nathan ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

2010 Winter Olympic Games; housing; planning

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HOUSING; OLYMPIC GAMES; SOCIAL INCLUSION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 80053313400     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.32.6.804     Document Type: Review

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