Stakeholders' perception of residential density: A case study of Adelaide, Australia

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 473-494

  Sivam, Alpana ^a   Karuppannan, Sadasivam ^a   Davis, Michael C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built form; Density; Residential development; Stakeholder perception; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84867717361     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-011-9265-2     Document Type: Article

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