Sustainable transport indicators for Cape Town, South Africa: Advocacy, negotiation and partnership in transport planning practice

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-302

  Kane, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Case study; Equity; South Africa; Story telling; Sustainable transport indicators

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; DEMOCRACY; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 78649617235     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2010.01313.x     Document Type: Article

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