The design of housing and shelter programs: The social and environmental determinants of inequalities

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Sheuya, Shaaban ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^b   Patel, Sheela ^c  

^a ARDHI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI)   (India)

Author keywords

Housing programs; Slums; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBANIZATION; WELLBEING;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INDIA; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TANZANIA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 34249073470     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9177-3     Document Type: Article

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