Sustainable housing applications and policies for low-income self-build and housing rehab

Habitat International

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 312-323

  Sullivan, Esther ^a   Ward, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income housing; Retrofitting; Self help; Sustainable development; Weatherization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOUSING MARKET; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN HOUSING;

BRAZIL; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84155169089     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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