South Africa's city regions: A call for contemplation... and action

Urban Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-194

  Van Huyssteen, Elsona ^a,b   Oranje, Mark ^b   Robinson, Shirley ^c   Makoni, Eric ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Econrise   (South Africa)

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EID: 65249180231     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-009-9058-9     Document Type: Article

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