Mobilisation and protest: Environmental justice in Durban, South Africa

Local Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-151

  Leonard, Llewellyn ^a   Pelling, Mark ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil society; Durban; Environmental justice; Mobilisation; Protests; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; POPULAR PROTEST; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER;

DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77949344282     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830903527654     Document Type: Article

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