Consequences of massive housing destruction: The New York City fire epidemic

Building Research and Information

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-411

  Wallace, Deborah ^a   Wallace, Rodrick ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

community stability; housing destruction; neighbourhood social structure; planned shrinkage; public health; public services; resilience; urban life; urban renewal

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STABILITY; NEIGHBOURHOOD; PLANNED SHRINKAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SERVICES; RESILIENCE; URBAN LIFE; URBAN RENEWAL;

HEALTH RISKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SHRINKAGE; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

HOUSING;

EID: 79960344499     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2011.567385     Document Type: Article

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