Housing and health in an informal settlement upgrade in Cape Town, South Africa

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 615-627

  Shortt, Niamh K ^a   Hammett, Daniel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Housing and health; Housing upgrade; Informal settlement; South Africa; Township

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOUSING; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; SUBURBAN AREA; VULNERABILITY;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84885840656     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-013-9347-4     Document Type: Article

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