Defensible space on the move: Revisiting the urban geography of alice coleman

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1559-1583

  Jacobs, Jane M ^a   Lees, Loretta ^b  

^a YALE NUS COLLEGE   (Singapore)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alice Coleman; Defensible space; High impact geography; Policy mobilities

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING THEORY; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SPACE USE; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN HOUSING;

EID: 84882592065     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12047     Document Type: Article

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