Making the case for affordable housing: Connecting housing with health and education outcomes

Journal of Planning Literature

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-385

  Mueller, Elizabeth J ^a   Tighe, J Rosie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable housing; Public opinion; Social costs

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOUSING PROVISION; PROPERTY MARKET; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EID: 34248586569     PISSN: 08854122     EISSN: 15526593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885412207299653     Document Type: Article

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