Windy Ridge: A neighborhood built to fail

Applied Geography

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-25

  Sorensen, Janni ^a   Gamez, Jose ^a   Currie, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charlotte; Foreclosure; Growth machine; Housing; Mixed methods; Planning

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING PROVISION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN HOUSING;

CHARLOTTE; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897934014     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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