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Danger, distance, and desirability

Perceptions of inner city neighbourhoods

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  1. Department of Geography, Temple University, 19122, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Mattson, M., Rengert, G. Danger, distance, and desirability. Eur J Crim Policy Res 3, 70–78 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02242929

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