The meaning of the built environment during gentrification in Canada

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-47

  Bélanger, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appropriation; Dwelling environment; Home; Montreal; Public space; Revitalization

Indexed keywords

GENTRIFICATION; LIFESTYLE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN HOUSING;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84858439167     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-011-9248-3     Document Type: Article

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