Revisiting the urban housing crisis in Zimbabwe: Some forgotten dimensions?

Habitat International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 981-995

  Kamete, Amin Y ^a  

^a NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Construction; Delivery; Housing policy; Management; Urban housing problem

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING POLICY; POLICY MAKING; URBAN HOUSING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33749996156     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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