Loose threads: The translocal making of public space policy in Hanoi

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 244-260

  Söderström, Ola ^a   Geertman, Stephanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Mobility; Planning; Public space; Urban policy; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLICY;

HANOI; VIET NAM;

EID: 84880031264     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjtg.12027     Document Type: Article

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