A critical realist perspective on urban environmental risk: A case study of an informal settlement in South Africa

Local Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-275

  Oelofse, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0042768183     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830306658     Document Type: Article

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