Household vulnerability in rural areas: Results of an index applied during a housing crash, economic crisis and under austerity conditions

Geoforum

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 75-86

  Murphy, Enda ^a   Scott, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Financialisation; Household vulnerability; Housing

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HOUSING; RURAL AREA;

IRELAND;

EID: 84887209921     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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