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The changing spatial economy of cities: An exploratory analysis of Cape Town

Ken Sinclair-Smith Spatial Planning and Urban Design Department, City of Cape Town, Cape TownCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ivan Turok HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council), Cape Town
Pages 391-417 | Published online: 08 Aug 2012

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