Essays about: "basic services for the urban poor"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words basic services for the urban poor.

1. 1. Grassroots Initiatives for Urban Sustainability Transition: A Case Study of Urban Farming Projects in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Margarita Oja Da Silva; [2023]
   Keywords : Global South; Grassroots Initiatives; Informal Settlements; Sustainability Transition; Sustainable Development; Urban Farming;

   Abstract : Cities in the Global South are undergoing rapid urbanization, where a high percentage of the urban poor live in informal settlements that lack basic services, are associated with unemployment, low-income levels, and insecurity. The impacts of climate change, intensive agricultural practices, and highly globalized food systems pose challenges to food security. READ MORE

3. 2. Trädens växtplats i staden : jämförelse mellan två växtbäddsystem med fokus på konstruktion och tillväxt

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Johanna Pantulin Nordlund; [2023]
   Keywords : stadsträd; klimatanpassning; markförhållanden; strukturell jord; skelettjord; Stockholm; strukturella system; plastceller; växtceller; Milford;

   Abstract : Extrema väderförhållanden blir allt vanligare på grund av klimatförändringarna vilket leder till ökade risker för värmeböljor, skyfall och torka. Samtidigt växer världens städer och fler människor flyttar in till mer urbana miljöer. För att klara ett förändrat klimat behöver städerna anpassas. READ MORE

4. 3. Rethinking social care services for elderly persons in Zambia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Annette Hatembo; [2022]
   Keywords : Ageing; elderly people; family; community; caregiving; old people’s home; social care.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Elderly people in Zambia face numerous challenges resulting from high poverty levels, stigma, and social exclusion, poor service provision in old people's homes, and lack of proper care and support from family and the public. In addition, changes in population ageing have also resulted in increased longevity affecting the obligatory responsibilities of the state and the family to meet individual needs in caregiving adequately. READ MORE

5. 4. Municipal Solid Waste Management in Informal Settlements – A multiple-case study of challenges and possibilities in the favelas and informal sector of Rio de Janeiro city

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

   Author : Emma Bergman; [2019]
   Keywords : municipal solid waste management; informal settlement; favela; waste picker; recycling cooperative; environmental protection; social inclusion; Rio de Janeiro; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Today, about one billion people in the world live in informal settlements and lack access to basic services and city infrastructure. In Rio de Janeiro, approximately 1,4 million people, one fourth of the city population, live in informal settlements, in Brazil called favelas. READ MORE

6. 5. Mobile Technology and Access to Financial Services in Karamoja, Uganda

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

   Author : Tom Albin Tveitan Käppi; [2016-10-26]
   Keywords : Financial inclusion; mobile financial services; urban; rural;

   Abstract : Access to financial services for the rural poor around the world has become a large development issue, recognized by institutions such as the UN and the World Bank. Having access to financial services such as savings accounts and cheap money transfers has proven to improve the economy of households as well as their ability to cope with emergencies and different kinds of shocks. READ MORE