Informal settlement policies in the polycentric city: The case of durban

South African Review of Sociology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-79

  Vermeulin, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

Centrality; Durban; Informal settlements; Policentricity; Relocation; Socio spatial disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249155880     PISSN: 21528586     EISSN: 20721978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2006.10419147     Document Type: Article

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