Housing policy for the colonial city: The British and Dutch experience compared, 1901-1949

Urban Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 815-837

  Harris, Richard ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

British colonies; Colonial city; Development; East Indies; Housing policy

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; EXPENDITURE; GOVERNMENT; HOUSING POLICY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY;

MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 74349094045     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.30.8.815     Document Type: Article

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