Container vs. dacha: The psychological effects of temporary housing characteristics on earthquake survivors

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-66

  Caia, Giovanna ^a   Ventimiglia, Fabrizio ^b   Maass, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Home attachment; Psychological stress; Temporary housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549116369     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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