Kenya's secondary cities growth strategy at a crossroads: Which way forward?

GeoJournal

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 117-128

  Otiso, Kefa M ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kenya; Regional development; Secondary cities; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; URBAN PLANNING;

KENYA; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SECONDARY CITIES; URBAN POLICY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 24144486529     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-005-8180-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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