Housing developers. Developing world

International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 422-428

  Acioly, C ^a   French, M ^a  

^a United Nations Centre for Human Settlements Nairobi   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Housing developer; Housing formality continuum; Informal settlement; Rental housing; Self build; Slum; Unauthorised subdivision; Urban informality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884447156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-047163-1.00443-4     Document Type: Chapter

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