Privatization of the urban fabric: gender and local geographies of transition in downtown Moscow
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An examination of Russia's rising informal cash sector economy is presented, along with its effects on Moscow's households. The informal economy has in turn created a rise in nonmarket domestic labor, creating a division between private sector production and home economies.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2001
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The antiurban angst of urban geography in the 1980s
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The gravity pull of sweeping national and global changes that imposed a strong impring on urban geography in the 1980s is discussed. The urban geography of 1980s observed an antiurbanism angst that mimicked the broader culture.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2003
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Needed: geographic research on urban sustainability
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The need for the field of geography to perform research on urban sustainability and the field's suitability for such a task are discussed. A research agenda for this task is discussed.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2000
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