The urban renewal programme as an area-based approach to renew townships: The experience from Khayelitsha's Central Business District, Cape Town

Habitat International

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 295-301

  Donaldson, Ronnie ^a   Du Plessis, Danie ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Area based approach; Black township; Khayelitsha; Spatial targeting; Urban renewal; URP

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INVESTMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POVERTY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SPATIAL PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER; STATE ROLE; UNDERDEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY; URBAN RENEWAL;

CAPE TOWN; KHAYELITSHA; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84875835923     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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