Forced evictions in Kenyan cities

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 252-267

  Otiso, Kefa M ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evictions; Kenya; Land reform; Nairobi; Slums; Urban management

Indexed keywords

FORCED MIGRATION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; URBAN POPULATION;

KENYA;

EID: 0036868982     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9493.00130     Document Type: Article

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