Long-run trends in Nairobi's informal housing market

Third World Planning Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-285

  Amis, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOUSING RENTAL; INFORMAL HOUSING; INFORMAL HOUSING MARKET; LOW INCOME HOUSING; MARKET TRENDS;

KENYA, NAIROBI;

EID: 0030436963     PISSN: 01427849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/twpr.18.3.m42u762771m40640     Document Type: Article

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