Conceptual Vectors of African Urbanism: 'Engaged Theory-Making' and 'Platforms of Engagement';Des vecteurs conceptuels de l'urbanisme africain: La 'construction des théories engagées' et des 'plates-formes d'engagement'

Regional Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1563-1577

  Ernstson, Henrik ^a,b,c   Lawhon, Mary ^d   Duminy, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Comparative urbanism; Conceptual vectors; Informality; Practice; Urban theory

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN SOCIETY; URBANIZATION; VECTOR;

AFRICA;

EID: 84906837588     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2014.892573     Document Type: Article

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