Differentiating networked services in Cape Town: Echoes of splintering urbanism?

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1897-1906

  Jaglin, Sylvy ^a  

^a Universite Paris Est   (France)

Author keywords

Affordability of services; Cape Town; Differentiation of services; Networked services; South Africa; Splintering urbanism; Urban poor

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION; POVERTY; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE PROVISION; URBAN SOCIETY;

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

EID: 56949093705     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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