Feeling unsafe in urban areas: Exploring older childrens geographies of fear

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 428-444

  Bromley, Rosemary D F ^a   Stacey, Robert J ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service HQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childrens fears; Gender; Home area; Public space; Social disorganization; Teenage groups

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GENDER ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC SPACE; SAFETY; URBAN AREA; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN SOCIETY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857978495     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a44224     Document Type: Article

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