Local social networks and social resources in two Dutch neighbourhoods

Housing Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-242

  Pinkster, Fenne M ^a   Volker, Beate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Housing policy; Neighbourhoods; Social housing; Social networks; Social resources neighbourhood effects

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBAN HOUSING;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 61549096481     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030802704329     Document Type: Article

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