Respatialization and local protest strategy formation: Investigating high-speed rail megaproject development in the UK

Geoforum

Volumn 59, Issue , 2015, Pages 98-108

  Rozema, Jaap G ^a,b   Cashmore, Matthew ^a   Bond, Alan J ^b,c   Chilvers, Jason ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Assemblages; HS2; Local protest; Megaproject; Respatialization; Social movements

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84920111603     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.12.010     Document Type: Article

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