Feeling and thinking: Quantifying the relationship between perceived tenure security and housing improvement in an informal neighbourhood in Buenos Aires

Habitat International

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-231

  van Gelder, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Housing investment; Perception; Psychology; Tenure security; Titling

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HOUSING FINANCE; INVESTMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL HOUSING; TENURE RELATIONS;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249332360     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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