Sometimes I think the shack was better : examining flood-risk in subsidised housing areas in Cape Town.

This thesis examines the extent, nature and impact of flooding in informal and subsidised housing areas on the Cape Flats. Drawing on constructivist arguments regarding the subjectivity of risk as a concept, I examine how flooding and risk are conceptualised locally and internationally, and how well...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pharoah, Robyn
Other Authors: Oldfield, Sophie
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4794