The fallacy of "Housing studies": Philosophical problems of knowledge and understanding in housing research

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-79

  Allen, Chris ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing studies; Knowledge; Phenomenology; Philosophy; Understanding; Urban studies

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; IDEOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN HOUSING;

EID: 70349978203     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: 16512278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14036090802704429     Document Type: Article

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