Inequalities in urban environments, health and power: Reflections on theory and practice

Sustainable Cities in Developing Countries

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 91-114

  Stephens, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

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