Tensions Created by the Formal and Informal Use of Urban Space: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya.
A study was conducted to examine the tensions created in African cities by the formal and informal use of urban space. Data were obtained from a review of the literature on the formal and informal economies of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Findings revealed that the point of separation between the...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Third World Studies Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 145 - 163 |
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Association of Third World Studies
Fall 2007
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