'Danger building site-keep out!?': A critical agenda for geographical engagement with contemporary construction industries

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-191

  Sage, Daniel ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

construction industry; engaged geography; geographies of architecture; identity

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL IDENTITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84874435074     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2012.737009     Document Type: Article

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