The Impact of Spatial Mismatch on Residents in Low-income Housing Neighbourhoods: A Study of the Guangzhou Metropolis, China

Urban Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1817-1835

  Zhou, Suhong ^a   Wu, Zhidong ^b   Cheng, Luping ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Urban Planning Bureau of Zengcheng   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING MARKET; LOW INCOME HOUSING; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; RELOCATION; RENTAL SECTOR; RESIDENT POPULATION; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN HOUSING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84878869992     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098012465906     Document Type: Article

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