The impact of residential desegregation on social integration: Evidence from a South African neighbourhood

Geoforum

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 417-435

  Lemanski, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cape Town; Desegregation; Everyday life; Housing; Identity; Race; Social integration; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HOUSING PROJECT; RACIAL IDENTITY; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL HOUSING;

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

EID: 33646119406     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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