Living with environmental risks and change in alexandra township

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-38

  Mgquba, S K ^a   Vogel, C ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FLOOD; NATURAL DISASTER; NATURAL HAZARD;

AFRICA; ALEXANDRA; GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4143094835     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2004.9713805     Document Type: Article

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