Mega-projects and sustainability in Durban, South Africa: Convergent or divergent agendas?

Habitat International

Volumn 45, Issue P3, 2015, Pages 205-212

  Hannan, Sylvia ^a   Sutherland, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mega projects; Neo liberal urban restructuring; Post modern urbanism; Sustainability; Sustainable cities; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN RENEWAL;

DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84912053110     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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