Measuring quality of life in informal settlements in South Africa

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 375-388

  Richards, Robin ^a   O'Leary, Brian ^b   Mutsonziwa, Kingstone ^a  

^a Community Agency for Social Enquiry ^*  (South Africa)

^b eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alexandra; Buffalo City; Durban; Informal settlements; Johannesburg; Post apartheid cities; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; POST-APARTHEID; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; ALEXANDRA; DURBAN; GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33847038787     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9014-1     Document Type: Article

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