Negotiating difference: Disabled people's experiences of housebuilders

Housing Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 765-780

  Burns, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Housebuilding; Housing quality

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; DISABILITY; HOUSING; NEGOTIATION PROCESS;

EID: 5044232140     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267303042000249198     Document Type: Article

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