Housing density as a predictor of neighbourhood satisfaction among families with young children in urban England

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-99

  Mcculloch, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Area deprivation; Neighbourhood satisfaction; Urban compaction

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRIVATE SECTOR; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL HOUSING; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84055190053     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.650     Document Type: Article

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