The intersection of homeownership, race and neighbourhood context: Implications for neighbourhood satisfaction

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-70

  Greif, Meredith ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

homeownership; neighbourhood attachment; neighbourhood satisfaction; place stratification; race

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; MINORITY GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENT POPULATION; SPATIAL COGNITION;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910625224     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014525243     Document Type: Article

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