The Symbolic Dimension of Mobility: Architecture and Social Status Ecuadorian Informal Settlements

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 689-705

  Klaufus, Christien ^a  

^a Centre for LatAmerican Research and Documentation (CEDLA)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecuador; Home improvement; Informal settlements; Social status; Stigmatization; Symbolic mobility

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; MOBILITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMBOLISM; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN SOCIETY;

ECUADOR;

EID: 84862907236     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01122.x     Document Type: Article

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