Changing urban housing form and organization in Nigeria: Lessons for community planning

Planning Perspectives

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-96

  Chokor, Boyowa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HOUSING PROVISION; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 12144266616     PISSN: 02665433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0266543042000300546     Document Type: Article

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