Low-wage jobs-housing fit: identifying locations of affordable housing shortages

Urban Geography

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 883-903

  Benner, Chris ^a   Karner, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable housing; jobs housing balance; jobs housing fit; regional planning

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING PROVISION; LAND USE PLANNING; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL PLANNING; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958054410     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2015.1112565     Document Type: Article

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