Intra-city polarization, residential type and attribute importance: A discrete choice study of Lagos

Habitat International

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-20

  Aliu, I Rotimi ^a   Ajala, A Olayinka ^b  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Discrete choice model; Home preferences; Housing attributes; Informal housing market; Intra city residential polarization; Lagos megacity

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; HOUSING MARKET; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MEGACITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION DENSITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY;

LAGOS [LAGOS (STT)]; LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84887537778     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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