Faith and housing in England: Promoting community cohesion or contributing to urban segregation?

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-274

  Flint, John ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faith based housing associations; Housing policy; Multiculturalism; Religion; Social cohesion; Urban segregation

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; MINORITY GROUP; MULTICULTURALISM; RELIGION; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70450028058     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903387386     Document Type: Article

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