Race, space and place in suburban Durban: An ethnographic assessment of gated community environments and residents

GeoJournal

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 147-160

  Durington, Matthew ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Gated communities; Race; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ETHNOGRAPHY; GATED COMMUNITIES; RACE; SOUTH AFRICA;

URBAN PLANNING;

APARTHEID; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; GATED COMMUNITY; RACIAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; SPACE USE; SUBURBAN AREA;

AFRICA; DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750461668     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-006-9021-4     Document Type: Article

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