Multiple Suburban Publics: Rethinking Community Opposition to Consolidation in Sydney

Geographical Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 421-435

  Ruming, Kristian ^a   Houston, Donna ^a   Amati, Marco ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community resistance; Ku ring gai; NIMBYism; Sydney; Urban consolidation; Urban publics

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NOT IN MY BACK YARD RESPONSE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84869869407     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2012.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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