Urban resettlement and environmental justice in Cape Town

Cities

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-139

  Dixon, Jacqueline ^a   Ramutsindela, Maano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Flood; Informal settlements; Mfuleni; Resettlement

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; RESETTLEMENT POLICY; URBAN REGION;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 33644596788     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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