Urban Agriculture and Public Administration: Institutional Context and Local Response in Gauteng

Urban Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-198

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gauteng; Public administration; South Africa; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; METROPOLITAN AREA; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLICY;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79955529995     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-011-9111-3     Document Type: Article

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