New Spaces of Inequalities: Middle- and Upper-Class Real Estate Projects in West Africa

Journal title TERRITORIO
Author/s Valerio Bini, Cristina D’Alessandro
Publishing Year 2017 Issue 2017/81 Language English
Pages 3 P. 31-33 File size 227 KB
DOI 10.3280/TR2017-081006
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Valerio Bini, Cristina D’Alessandro, New Spaces of Inequalities: Middle- and Upper-Class Real Estate Projects in West Africa in "TERRITORIO" 81/2017, pp 31-33, DOI: 10.3280/TR2017-081006