The Reach of Citizenship: Locating the Politics of Industrial Air Pollution in Durban and Beyond

Urban Forum

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-309

  Barnett, Clive ^a   Scott, Dianne ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Environmental activism; Political responsibility; Pollution; Rights; Spatial reach

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349210540     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-007-9015-4     Document Type: Article

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