Neighborhood type, gatedness, and residential experiences in Chinese cities: A study of guangzhou

Urban Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-255

  Li, Si Ming ^a   Zhu, Yushu ^b   Li, Limei ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

gated communities; Guangzhou; neighborhood satisfaction; neighborly relationship

Indexed keywords

ENCLAVE; GATED COMMUNITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84859788646     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.33.2.237     Document Type: Article

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