The High Line and the ideal of democratic public space

Urban Geography

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 904-925

  Reichl, Alexander J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

High Line; New York City; parks; Public space

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARK MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC SPACE; RACE;

KANSAS; MANHATTAN; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961391917     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2016.1152843     Document Type: Article

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