Probing uncertainty levels of electrification in informal urban settlements: A case from South Africa

Habitat International

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 212-221

  Kovacic, Zora ^a   Smit, Suzanne ^b   Musango, Josephine Kaviti ^b   Brent, Alan Colin ^b   Giampietro, Mario ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cities; Complexity; Energy; Slums; Upgrading; Urban metabolism

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; ELECTRIFICATION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE PROVISION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

SOUTH AFRICA; STELLENBOSCH; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84973439905     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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