This is the second of two articles exploring coastal management in South Africa. It focuses on the adoption of the Sustainable Livelihoods approach that has underpinned recent policy implementation efforts. This approach complements prevailing coastal management thinking and practice by focusing att
Sustainable and energy efficient building in Africa
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 366 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-0846
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