State-led gentrification in Hong Kong

Urban Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 506-523

  La Grange, Adrienne ^a   Pretorius, Frederik ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

gentrification; Hong Kong; leasehold land system; redevelopment

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; GENTRIFICATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCOME; OWNERSHIP; REDEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84954533824     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013513645     Document Type: Article

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