Linking charter school emergence to urban revitalization and gentrification: A socio-spatial analysis of three cities

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-102

  Davis, Tomeka ^a   Oakley, Deirdre ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GENTRIFICATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ATLANTA; CHICAGO; GEORGIA; ILLINOIS; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873747182     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/juaf.12002     Document Type: Article

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