Is subsidized housing in sustainable neighborhoods? Evidence from Chicago

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-28

  Talen, Emily ^a   Koschinsky, Julia ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Location; Low income housing; Neighborhood; Sustainability; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957645410     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: 2152050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2010.533618     Document Type: Article

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