Urban development and social contingency: A case study of urban relocation in the Western Cape, south Africa

Africa Today

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 19-31

  Ross, Fiona C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RELOCATION; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN SOCIETY;

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

EID: 33846466547     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/aft.2005.51.4.18     Document Type: Article

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