Civil society leadership and industrial risks: Environmental justice in Durban, South Africa

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-129

  Leonard, Llewellyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Civil society; Durban; environmental justice; industrial risks; leadership; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEADERSHIP; POST-APARTHEID; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN AREA;

DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79954620340     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909610391049     Document Type: Article

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