Metro Manila through the gentrification lens: Disparities in urban planning and displacement risks

Urban Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 577-592

  Choi, Narae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

creation of exclusive spaces; gentrification; informal settlements; Metro Manila; urban displacement

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; GENTRIFICATION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; METROPOLITAN AREA; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SETTLEMENT PLANNING; VULNERABILITY;

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84954542753     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014543032     Document Type: Article

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