Informal sub-division of residential and commercial buildings in São Paulo and Johannesburg: Living conditions and policy implications

Habitat International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 427-442

  Few, Roger ^a   Gouveia, Nelson ^b   Mathee, Angela ^c   Harpham, Trudy ^a   Cohn, Amelia ^b,d   Swart, André ^e   Coulson, Nancy ^f  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d Ctro Estud Cultura Contemporanea   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^f Independent Consultant   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brazil; Environmental health; Housing policy; Informal settlement; Inner city; South Africa; Sub divided housing; Urban health

Indexed keywords

HOUSING CONDITIONS; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING POLICY; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; URBAN HOUSING;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [SAO PAULO (STT)]; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2542493302     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(03)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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