Welcome to the Polk State College library guide for affordable housing research topics. Below you will find suggested books/ebooks and recommended databases. If you need help, click the link for Ask a Librarian.
"housing that is not too expensive for people of limited means"
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Affordable. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affordable
"housing for people who have low incomes"
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Low-income housing. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-income%20housing
Remember to read any guidelines for your assignment before searching and finding sources. Make sure any articles used match the criteria set by your professor.
Consider the following:
All these questions can usually be answered by reading your assignment guidelines. If there are specifications (e.g. the articles need to be from peer-reviewed journals) it is a good idea to select those limits when searching.
"affordable housing"
"housing affordability"
"low-income housing"
"low income housing"
To find more results, try combining these terms with OR, for example:
"affordable housing" OR "housing affordability" OR "low-income housing" OR "low income housing"
To compare the nuances between search words, try searching just one word/phrase and then another. For example, search "affordable housing" OR "housing affordability." Then, search "low-income housing" OR "low income housing." How are the results different?
Experiment with removing the quotes and/or hyphens, as well as different combinations of terms and phrases.
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