Historical continuity and post‐1945 urban redevelopment: The example of Lee Bank, Birmingham, UK

Planning Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-389

  Jones, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POST-WAR; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN RENEWAL;

BIRMINGHAM [BIRMINGHAM (MTD)]; BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8644230861     PISSN: 02665433     EISSN: 14664518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0266543042000268787     Document Type: Article

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