Housing conditions, energy efficiency, affordability and satisfaction with housing: A Pan-European analysis

Housing Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 409-424

  Healy, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cross country analysis; Energy efficiency; Housing conditions

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSING CONDITIONS; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0038506481     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030304242     Document Type: Article

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