The Nuances of NIMBY: Context and Perceptions of Affordable Rental Housing Development

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 718-747

  Scally, Corianne Payton ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

affordable housing; low income housing tax credit; New York; NIMBY; rental housing

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; CREDIT PROVISION; HOUSING CONDITIONS; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NOT IN MY BACK YARD RESPONSE; PERCEPTION; URBAN HOUSING;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880990648     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087412469341     Document Type: Article

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