Governing the new metropolis

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2249-2266

  Harrison, John ^a   Hoyler, Michael ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

City region; globalisation; governance; metropolitan; urban form

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908300649     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013500699     Document Type: Editorial

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