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Introduction: It’s Not All About Bricks and Mortar: Experiences and Barriers in the Housing Crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

Steve Iafrati*
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Abstract

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Type
Themed Section on Exploring the Crisis: Housing Precarity, Challenges and Marginalisation
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024 Published by Cambridge University Press

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