An investigation of migrants’ residential satisfaction in Beijing

Urban Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 563-582

  Chen, Yu ^a   Dang, Yunxiao ^b   Dong, Guanpeng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; migrants; multilevel; residential satisfaction; self selection

Indexed keywords

HOUSING REFORM; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; URBAN HOUSING;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 85066843769     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098019836918     Document Type: Article

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