Essays about: "Slums"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the word Slums.

  1. 1. Post Occupancy Evaluation of Estero de San Miguel Pilot Project

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Byggnadsteknik och belysningsvetenskap

    Author : Zainab Al-maliki; Wanessa Baross; [2023]
    Keywords : Post Occupancy Evaluation; Urbanization in Philippines; Urban Poverty; Sustainability in construction; low-budget construction project.; Efterbosättningsutvärdering; Urbanisering på Filippinerna; Stadsfattigdom; Hållbarhet inom byggsektorn; Lågbudgetbyggprojekt.;

    Abstract : Abstract Introduction: This thesis focuses on the housing situation and sustainability in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. According to a report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, approximately 25% of Manila's population resides in substandard living conditions and informal settlements. READ MORE

  3. 2. Women, Urban Informality and Collective Resistance : A case study on the value of self-help groups for marginalised women in Mathare informal area, Nairobi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Saale Kaubi; [2023]
    Keywords : self-help groups; marginalised women; informal settlements; urban growth; collective resistance; advancement of women; social capital; social network; Nairobi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rapid urban growth has brought along various social, economic, and environmental issues, including the expansion of informal settlements – deprived areas lacking proper housing, basic services, and safety. Informal areas, inequalities and exclusion are common features in Nairobi, where more than half of the population is residing in slums. READ MORE

  4. 3. Urbanisation by expulsion : the political economy of landed property in Asunción, Paraguay

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Maiwenn Jensen-Guenec; [2020]
    Keywords : Paraguay; real estate development; land inequality; urban development; Marxian political economy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although much research has been conducted regarding the uneven distribution of land in developing countries, such work tends to focus on rural land dispossession. In turn, land inequality in urban property markets of vulnerable economies remains somewhat understudied. READ MORE

  5. 4. Burning the woods and flooding the slums : examining the socio-economic and environmental burden of wood charcoal in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Laura Maja Stenbæk Fløytrup; [2020]
    Keywords : Cooking fuels; Energy Justice; Supply chains; Good Governance; Sub-Saharan Africa; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Wood charcoal is the main source of energy for cooking in urban Sub-Saharan Africa. It is widely known that charcoal production causes numerous environmental impacts, such as deforestation and environmental degradation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Let's save the lomas! : exploring the barriers and opportunities for the collective action at Lomas de Pamplona in Lima, Peru

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Evelyn Lisseth Salas Alfaro; [2020]
    Keywords : Social-ecological systems; coastal lomas; urban commons; collective action; urban ecosystems; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban populations are growing rapidly with several environmental and social effects in the process. At a governance level, resources go from being regulated by federal and state institutions into being considered urban areas governed by the local government. READ MORE