Urban planning and small-scale enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya

Habitat International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-143

  Muraya, Petronella W K ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Home based enterprises; Informal sector; Job creation; Nairobi; Small scale enterprises; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SECTOR; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 29144473286     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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