Reality check: Planning education in the African urban century

Cities

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-182

  Odendaal, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African cities; Informality; Planning curricula; Planning education; Planning policy; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84859267840     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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