Cold-hearted, negligent and spineless? Planning, planners and the (R)ejection of "filth" in Urban Zimbabwe

International Planning Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-171

  Kamete, Amin Y ^a  

^a NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; CLEANUP; PLANNING SYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 34547954958     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: 14699265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563470701477959     Document Type: Article

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