Disparities in residential environment and satisfaction among urban residents in Dalian, China

Habitat International

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 100-108

  Chen, Li ^a,b   Zhang, Wenzhong ^a   Yang, Yizhao ^c   Yu, Jianhui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Disparities; Residential environment; Residential satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING CONDITIONS; HOUSING REFORM; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA; DALIAN; LIAONING;

EID: 84876300477     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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