Newbuild gentrification, tele-urbanization and urban growth: Placing the cities of the post-Communist South in the gentrification debate;Gentrifikace formou nové výstavby, tele-urbanizace a růst měst: Postavení měst jižních post-komunistických států v debatě o gentrifikaci

Geografie-Sbornik CGS

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 134-163

  Gentile, Michael ^a   Salukvadze, Joseph ^b   Gogishvili, David ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^c GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communist city; Georgia; Housing; New Build gentrification; Post; Tbilisi; Tele Urbanization; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

GENTRIFICATION; HOUSING PROJECT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN HOUSING; URBANIZATION;

GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); TBILISI;

EID: 84978884075     PISSN: 12120014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.37040/geografie2015120020134     Document Type: Article

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