"A Patrimony for the Children": Low-Income Homeownership and Housing (Im)Mobility in Latin American Cities

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1489-1510

  Ward, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

consolidated self help housing; innerburbs; Latin America; longitudinal studies; mobility patterns

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING POLICY; LAND USE CHANGE; LOW INCOME HOUSING; MOBILITY;

BOGOTA; COLOMBIA; FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 84861705444     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2011.628260     Document Type: Article

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