Housing in Third World cities: The critical issues

Geography

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-155

  Gilbert, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING CONDITIONS; HOUSING PROVISION; OVERCROWDING;

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