Managing politics and storytelling: Meeting the challenge of upgrading informal housing in South Africa

Habitat International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-396

  Pikholz, Lynn ^a,b  

^a Shorebank Corporation   (United States)

^b Lynn Pikholz ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Housing; In situ upgrading; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HOUSING IMPROVEMENT; INFORMAL HOUSING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL PROCESS; STORYTELLING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031448270     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(97)00012-X     Document Type: Article

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