Women and the housing environment: The experiences of Turkish migrant women in squatter (Gecekondu) and apartment housing

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 764-798

  Erman, Tahire ^a,b  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0001016983     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001391659602800603     Document Type: Article

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