Climate and environmental change and the potential for greening African cities

Local Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 203-217

  Simon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African cities; environmental change; green jobs; sustainable cities; urban development; urban greening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872512105     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269094212463674     Document Type: Article

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