Prolonging the global age of gentrification: Johannesburg's regeneration policies

Planning Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 362-381

  Winkler, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic competitiveness; Social cohesion; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; GENTRIFICATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; REGENERATION; SOCIAL POLICY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 70350539245     PISSN: 14730952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473095209102231     Document Type: Article

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