The bronx in Australia: The metaphoric stigmatization of public housing tenants in Australian towns and cities

Journal of Urban History

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 315-330

  Birdsall Jones, Christina ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian indigenous housing; housing metaphor; public housing; stigmatization; urban renewal

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIELDWORK; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN HISTORY; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN RENEWAL;

AUSTRALIA; BRONX COUNTY; BROOME; CARNARVON BASIN; KALGOORLIE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84873341761     PISSN: 00961442     EISSN: 15526771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0096144212465265     Document Type: Article

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