Splintering urbanism in Mumbai: Contrasting trends in a multilayered society

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1922-1932

  Zérah, Marie Hélène ^a  

^a a Network of Research Units of the National Centre for Scientific Research   (India)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Mumbai; Power; Splintering urbanism; Utility reforms; Water

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; FRAGMENTATION; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY REFORM; SERVICE PROVISION; TREND ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY; URBANIZATION; UTILITY SECTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 56949102746     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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