Informal urbanism in Nairobi

Built Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-77

  Anyamba, Tom ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SECTOR; MITIGATION; PLANNING PROCESS; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 79953047898     PISSN: 02637960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2148/benv.37.1.57     Document Type: Article

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