Behind a bicycling boom: Governance, cultural change and place character in Memphis, Tennessee

Urban Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 193-209

  Rushing, Wanda ^b   Scott, Michele ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Creative class; Memphis Tennessee; New political culture; Place

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GENTRIFICATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PERCEPTION; RACIAL DISPARITY; URBAN AREA;

MEMPHIS; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960403127     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014556590     Document Type: Article

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