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There is little doubt that in contemporary industrial societies housing is multifaceted in character. It is viewed as an investment, a commodity, an element of the federal tax system, a design problem, a building, a set of buildings, a community asset, and so on. However, all housing is ultimately viewed by someone as a place for home As a “place” for home, it represents the core of the physical portion of the social-physical environment that is home.
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Weidemann, S., Anderson, J.R. (1985). A Conceptual Framework for Residential Satisfaction. In: Altman, I., Werner, C.M. (eds) Home Environments. Human Behavior and Environment, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2266-3_7
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