Transport and housing security in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 268-287

  Barter, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Eviction; Housing security; Malaysia; Relocation; Urban poor; Urban transport

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; HOUSING PROVISION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOW INCOME HOUSING; URBAN POPULATION;

KLANG VALLEY; MALAYSIA;

EID: 0036869739     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9493.00131     Document Type: Article

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