Is urbanisation in South Africa on a sustainable trajectory?

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 675-691

  Turok, Ivan ^a   Borel Saladin, Jacqueline ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

affordable housing; economic development; green economy; sustainable urbanisation; urban infrastructure

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LIVING STANDARD; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC SERVICE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBANIZATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84906084377     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2014.937524     Document Type: Article

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