Measuring and explaining the provision of infrastructure in African cities

International Planning Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-240

  Arimah, Ben C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; UNITED NATIONS; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA;

EID: 0142249281     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1356347032000128320     Document Type: Article

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