Variability of quality of life at small scales: Addis Ababa, Kirkos sub-city

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-88

  Tesfazghi, Elsa Sereke ^a   Martinez, J A ^b   Verplanke, J J ^b  

^a Helvetas Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Addis Ababa; GIS; Kirkos sub city; Quality of life; Quality of life variability

Indexed keywords

GIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADDIS ABABA; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 77955280458     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9518-6     Document Type: Article

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