Urban poverty and housing transformations in informal settlements: The case of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-108

  Sheuya, Shaaban A ^a  

^a ARDHI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POVERTY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN AREA; URBAN HOUSING;

TANZANIA;

EID: 77249150902     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.31.1.5     Document Type: Article

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