Sustainable for whom? Green urban development, environmental gentrification, and the Atlanta Beltline

Urban Geography

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 546-562

  Immergluck, Dan ^a   Balan, Tharunya ^b,c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

gentrification; housing; sustainability; sustainable development; Urban development

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GENTRIFICATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85026870473     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2017.1360041     Document Type: Article

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