Equity in the distribution of urban environmental amenities: the case of Washington, D.C.

Urban Geography

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1534-1549

  Frey, Nathan ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental amenities; Environmental equity; municipal services; parks; trees

Indexed keywords

CLASS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH IMPACT; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN POPULATION;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 84990187441     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2016.1238686     Document Type: Article

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