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Gentrification, suburban decline, and the financialization of multi-family rental housing

The case of Toronto

Bibliographic Data

ID8942408
AuthorsMartine August (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Alan Walks (University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume89
Pages124-136
Publication date2017-05-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.04.011
OpenAlexW2619368029
LanguageEN
Citations received170
References cited36

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