Essays about: "urban slum areas"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words urban slum areas.

1. 1. Migration into Urban Areas: a Sociological and Micro Perspective : A thematic analysis of how migration is used as a tool to gain personal development in Zambia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Juliette Iturralde Ulfsax; [2022]
   Keywords : Push and pull factor; symbolic capital; gender display; doing gender; urbanisation; migration;

   Abstract : The pace of urbanisation in less developed regions creates consequences which cause problems such as housing, overcrowding and lack of living standards in the urban areas. A problem connected more to developing countries than developed countries that earlier went through the same process. READ MORE

3. 2. WasteLess Musings- A sensitive approach to Urban Renewal in Chennai, India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Parvaty Balagopal; [2018]
   Keywords : Sustainable urban design; slum upgrade; urban renewal; waste management; architecture from waste; flood management; low cost materials; recycling; incremental; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The city of Chennai evolved around the river, Cooum. The river supports irrigation to agricultural fields in the north and supplies water to the city of Chennai. It also acts as a major flood carrier for the city. Before the 1960s, the river was clean and used for activities such as bathing, boating and fishing. READ MORE

4. 3. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
   Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

   Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

5. 4. The means and positive outcomes of affordablesolar-powered public lightingin the informal settlement of Kibera, Kenya

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Viktorija Misiunaite; [2017]
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   Abstract : We live in a time of a relentless change.Technology allows us to connect to each other beingmiles away, and even though we all come fromdifferent cultures with distinctive mentalities, one thingaffects us all - the inevitability of change.Everything changes constantly - the way of life, ideas,climate, you name it. READ MORE

6. 5. Using geographical information systems in epidemiology : mapping & analyzing occurrence of diarrhea in urban–residential area of Islamabad, Pakistan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Mirza Amir Liaquat Baig; [2017]
   Keywords : Islamabad; hotspots; GIS; geographic information system; disease; cluster; diarrhea; mapping; Pakistan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Almost 2 million people are living in Islamabad, significant number of workforce commute from neighboring areas and other parts of the country. The city is facing restraint on natural resources due to increased urban migration coupled with rapid population growth. READ MORE