Life on the edge: Housing experiences in three remote Australian indigenous settlements

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 343-349

  Fien, John ^a   Charlesworth, Esther ^a   Lee, Gini ^b   Baker, Douglas ^b   Grice, Tammy ^b   Morris, David ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Housing; Indigenous; Liveability; Maningrida; Mimili; Palm Island; Remote

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSE LAYOUT; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN; PROFESSIONALISM; SETTLEMENT LAYOUT;

EID: 78651512998     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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