Linking production and consumption: The coevolution of interaction systems in the Japanese house industry

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 284-301

  Patchell, Jerry ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Customization; Differentiation; House building; Interaction; Japan

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; HOUSING; MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0042152536     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8306.00291     Document Type: Review

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