Gated neighbourhoods in South Africa: An appropriate urban design approach?

Urban Design International

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 227-240

  Landman, Karina ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GATED COMMUNITY; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 58149462233     PISSN: 13575317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.udi.9000198     Document Type: Article

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