Residential desegregation dynamics in the South African city of Bloemfontein

Urban Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-361

  Rex, Ralph ^a   Visser, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bloemfontein; Desegregation; Property ownership; Residential property; Segregation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749101232     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-009-9066-9     Document Type: Article

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