Enumeration as a grassroot tool towards securing tenure in slums: Insights from Kisumu, Kenya

Urban Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-292

  Huchzermeyer, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Enumeration; Grassroot; Kisumu; Slum; Tenure

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749108937     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-009-9063-z     Document Type: Article

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