Atlanta's Last Demolitions and Relocations: The Relationship Between Neighborhood Characteristics and Resident Satisfaction

Housing Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 205-234

  Oakley, Deirdre ^a   Ruel, Erin ^a   Reid, Lesley ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlanta; housing choice vouchers; Public housing demolition; relocation; USA

Indexed keywords

DEMOLITION; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; RELOCATION; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL HOUSING; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875853317     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2013.767887     Document Type: Article

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