Superfund Me: A Study of Resistance to Gentrification in New York City

Urban Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2293-2310

  Pearsall, Hamil ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNFIELD SITE; GENTRIFICATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LAND RECLAMATION; NEOLIBERALISM; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; STATE ROLE; SUPERFUND; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

GOWANUS CANAL; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880668018     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013478236     Document Type: Article

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