A 'mass custom design' approach to upgrading conventional housing development in Mexico

Habitat International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 325-336

  Noguchi, Masa ^a   Hernàndez Velasco, Carlos R ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low cost housing; Mass custom design; Mass custom home; Mass customisation; Mexico

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HOUSING PROVISION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10244222812     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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