Essays about: "Housing Exclusion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words Housing Exclusion.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Mainstream Media Representations of People Experiencing Poverty And/or Social Exclusion in Greece in 2022

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : ADAMANTIA BAMPOULA; [2023]
   Keywords : poverty; social exclusion; representation; framing; visual lexicon;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse how poverty and social exclusion are visually represented through photographic images in the Greek mainstream media, following relevant articles in 2022. It contributes to the discourse on poverty using visual research methodologies, examining media-generated visuals that accompany articles on the same topic, addressing a gap in similar work within Greek media. READ MORE

4. 3. Achieving Social and Spatial Integration in Skäggetorp Through Densification

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Johan Lodens; [2023]
   Keywords : densification; Million Programme area; segregation; Skäggetorp; social inclusion;

   Abstract : This thesis examines if and how densification as a spatial planning tool can be used in order to improve the social sustainability and the inclusivity and to achieve a spatially integrated built environment in the city district Skäggetorp in Linköping. Skäggetorp is spatially and in particular socially segregated from the rest of Linköping, and the residents in Skäggetorp in general have a low socioeconomic background. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring commoning as a tool for social integration: Re-use of abandoned buildings and plots for the creation of commons in the Greek context

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   Author : Christina Saxoni; [2022-08-29T07:58:17Z 2022-08-29T07:58:17Z 2022 2020]
   Keywords : housing as commons; social integration; newcomers;

   Abstract : Since 2011, Europe has experienced an unprecedented influx of people fleeing countries facing political turmoil. Refugees in Greece have been admitted to state run camps, segregated and excluded from social life and have been denied their basic human rights. READ MORE

6. 5. Urban Segregation in Malmö : Discourse Policy Analysis at the Local Level and the Emergence of New Actors

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Sina Abolghasem Rasouli; [2021]
   Keywords : global; Malmö; segregation; local policy documents; Master Plans; glocal; BID Malmö; WPR; Global City;

   Abstract : Segregation is frequently described as a consequence of the global restructuring of social, economic, and political expansions in which multicultural cities, like Malmö, become part of them. This study aims to highlight how visions of housing segregation and exclusion in the city of Malmö has been represented in the local policy documents (Master Plans) through the last three decades and to understand how a newly emerged glocal actor, known as BID Malmö, have impacted the urban governance in the city. READ MORE