The search for policies to support sustainable housing

Habitat International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-149

  Choguill, Charles L ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Housing policy; Poverty; Slums; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HOUSING POLICY; HOUSING PROVISION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 33846837181     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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