Dawn of the dead city: An exploratory analysis of vacant addresses in buffalo, ny 2008-2010

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-152

  Silverman, Robert Mark ^a   Yin, Li ^a   Patterson, Kelly L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSING CONDITIONS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877125645     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2012.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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