Neighbourhood differentials and environmental health interface in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria

Habitat International

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 240-245

  Lawanson, Taibat O ^a,b   Fadare, Samson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Neighbourhood; Residential density

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN PLANNING;

LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84873968917     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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