Implications of land use change for the sustainability of urban areas: A case study of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Cities

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 143-156

  Musakwa, Walter ^a   Niekerk, Adriaan Van ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Decision consequence analysis; Indicators; Land use frequency; Land use mix; Sustainable urban development

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; PLANNING METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

SOUTH AFRICA; STELLENBOSCH; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84878914193     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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