Poverty reduction through the creation of a liveable housing environment: A case study of Habitat for Humanity International housing units in rural Ghana

Property Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-26

  Brown, Stephen ^a   Adarkwa, K K ^a   Oppong, R A ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Housing; Poverty; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846662752     PISSN: 02637472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02637470710723236     Document Type: Article

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