Measuring self-help home improvements in Texas colonias: A ten year ‘snapshot’ study

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2143-2159

  Durst, Noah J ^a   Ward, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

colonias; home improvements; self help housing; sustainability

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HOUSING PROVISION; PROPERTY MARKET; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908592506     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013506062     Document Type: Article

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