The reverse side of the medal: About the 2010 FIFA world cup and the beautification of the N2 in Cape Town

Urban Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-108

  Newton, Caroline ^a,b,c  

^a Hogeschool voor Wetenschappen en Kunst   (Belgium)

^b Erasmushogeschool Brussel   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beautification processes; Breaking new ground; Cape Town; Mega events; Slum eradication; Urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 65149100371     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-009-9048-y     Document Type: Article

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