Uneven development of the sustainable city: Shifting capital in Portland, Oregon

Urban Geography

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 504-527

  Goodling, Erin ^a   Green, Jamaal ^a   McClintock, Nathan ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

built environment; gentrification; suburbanization of poverty; sustainability fix; uneven development; urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

GENTRIFICATION; POVERTY; SUBURBANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930177602     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2015.1010791     Document Type: Article

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