Urban sustainability and human health: An African perspective

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 443-450

  Smit, Warren ^a   Parnell, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

AFRICA;

EID: 84867648357     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.07.004     Document Type: Review

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