Defining and exploring public space: Perspectives of young people from Regent Park, Toronto

Children's Geographies

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 439-456

  Laughlin, Danielle Leahy ^a   Johnson, Laura C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Public housing; Public space; Regent park; Urban planning; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054013015     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2011.590703     Document Type: Article

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