The difficult history of ancillary units: The obstacles and potential opportunities to increase the heterogeneity of neighborhoods and the flexibility of households in the United States

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-375

  Antoninetti, Maurizio ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Ancillary units; California; Universal Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249090395     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763890802458320     Document Type: Article

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