Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 400

Full Length Research Paper

Gender responsiveness in infrastructure provision for African cities: The case of Kampala in Uganda

Buyana Kareem*
  • Buyana Kareem*
  • Department of Socio-economic Sciences, Cavendish University, Uganda.
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Shuaib Lwasa
  • Shuaib Lwasa
  • Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Climatic Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda.
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  •  Accepted: 30 December 2013
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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