Where is the ‘Social’ in Constructions of ‘Liveability’? Exploring Community, Social Interaction and Social Cohesion in Changing Urban Environments

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 343-355

  Lloyd, Kathy ^a   Fullagar, Simone ^b   Reid, Sacha ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community; Liveability; social cohesion; social interaction; urban change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958047572     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2015.1118374     Document Type: Article

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