The private sector and urban housing production process in Nigeria: A study of small-scale landlords in Abuja

Habitat International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 409-425

  Ikejiofor, Uche ^a,b  

^a Road Sector Development Team   (Nigeria)

^b PMB 86   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Housing; Nigeria; Policy; Rentals; Small scale building firms

Indexed keywords

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION; HOUSING PROVISION; PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT; SMALL SCALE HOUSING; URBAN HOUSING;

NIGERIA, ABUJA;

EID: 0031462557     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(97)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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