The meaning of dwelling features : conceptual and methodological issues / Hendrikus Christianus Catharina Helena Coolen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coolen, Henny, 1949-

Series:

Sustainable urban areas ; 24.

Sustainable urban areas, 1574-6410 ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dwellings.

Housing.

Architecture, Domestic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Delft University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Relates the research areas of housing preferences and the meaning of a dwelling with each other and with aspects of the means-end approach as applied in marketing research. This study presents the model that relates preferences for the features of a dwelling to the meaning they have for people.

Contents:

Title page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Values as determinants of preferences for housing attributes; Values and goals as determinants of intended tenure choice; Measurement and analysis of less-structured data in housing research; The meaning of dwellings: an ecological perspective; The meaning of intended tenure; Conclusions and discussion; Samenvatting; Curriculum Vitae

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151).

ISBN:

1-4416-1681-0

1-60750-395-6

600-00-1445-7

OCLC:

647816489