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Legislative Responses to the Challenge of Insufficient Data on Water Service Delivery in South African Cities. 立法应对南非城市供水服务数据不足的挑战。

Urban forum (Johannesburg, South Africa) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-01-30 DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09456-2

Nicolene Renske Steyn

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Urban Climate Change Governance within Centralised Governments: a Case Study of Giza, Egypt. 中央政府的城市气候变化治理：以埃及吉萨为例。

Urban forum (Johannesburg, South Africa) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-15 DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09441-9

Yara Eissa, Heba Allah Essam E Khalil

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Living in an Emerging Settlement: the Story of Hopley Farm Settlement, Harare Zimbabwe. 生活在一个新兴的定居点：津巴布韦哈拉雷霍普利农场定居点的故事。

Urban forum (Johannesburg, South Africa) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Epub Date: 2020-06-20 DOI: 10.1007/s12132-020-09394-5

Abraham R Matamanda

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