A review of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlements

Habitat International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-245

  Wekesa, B W ^a,b   Steyn, G S ^a   Otieno, F A O ^c  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b CSIR Built Environment   (South Africa)

^c DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Building technology; Informal settlements

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HOUSING PROVISION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LIVING STANDARD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78651486067     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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