Gated communities in South Africa: The challenge for spatial planning and land use management

Town Planning Review

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-172

  Landman, Karina ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GATED COMMUNITY; LAND USE PLANNING; POST-APARTHEID; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SPATIAL PLANNING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3242814760     PISSN: 00410020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/tpr.75.2.3     Document Type: Article

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