Housing layout, social interaction, and the place of contact in Abu-Nuseir, Jordan

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-73

  Abu Ghazzeh, Tawfiq M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Jordan)

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EID: 0033093294     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jevp.1998.0106     Document Type: Article

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