Racial segregation by legislative zoning and company law: An empirical Hong Kong study

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 416-438

  Lai, Lawrence W C ^a   Kwong, Valerius W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Company law; Racial segregation; Restrictive covenants; Sustainable development; Zoning

Indexed keywords

CLASS; CULTURAL CONFLICT; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ZONING POLICY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

CITRUS MAXIMA;

EID: 84864028942     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: 14723417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b37032     Document Type: Article

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