The South African area-based urban renewal programme: Experiences from Cape Town

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 629-638

  Donaldson, Ronnie ^a   du Plessis, Danie ^a   Spocter, Manfred ^a   Massey, Ruth ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Area based approach; Khayelitsha; Mitchell's Plain; South African townships; Spatial targeting; Urban renewal programme

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; TARGETING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN RENEWAL;

CAPE TOWN; KHAYELITSHA; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84885833982     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-013-9348-3     Document Type: Review

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