Essays about: "Slum Areas"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 37 essays containing the words Slum Areas.

  1. 11. Förbättringsprocesser inom sanitet i slumområden i Indien : en kvalitativ studie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Clara Lindell; [2014]
    Keywords : empowerment; fattigdom; hållbar utveckling; Indien; lokalsamhälle; sanitet; slum; stadsplanering; open defecation; urbanisering;

    Abstract : Den globala fattigdomen påverkar livet för miljarder människor världen över. Tillsammans med en ökande urbanisering ger fattigdomen en grogrund för ytterligare spridning av slumområden i städer. 2,5 miljarder människor uppskattas idag leva under osanitära förhållanden. READ MORE

  3. 12. Children and Youths in Dharavi ́s rise to Empowerment : - from a NGO perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Sandra Svensson; [2014]
    Keywords : Social work; slum; children; youths; Dharavi; non-governmental organizations; NGO; empowerment; social development; India; Mumbai;

    Abstract : This dissertation view a sample of projects conducted by two different non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Dharavi, a slum-area in Mumbai, India, and examines how they con-tribute to children and youth ́s social development and empowerment. Due to the large global population of children and youths, as well as that a large percentage of the world ́s inhabitants reside in slum-areas, it is considered of importance to gain information regarding the social work that isbeing conducted with the focus. READ MORE

  4. 13. Nayapalli Pallavi : An Urban Village Development Project in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Edith Humble; [2014]
    Keywords : Women; India; Odisha; Bhubaneswar; Community Centre; Launderette; Alcoholism; Social Sustainable; Urban development; Public Space; village; square; Kvinnor; Indien; Odisha; Bhubaneswar; Community center; tvätteri; alkoholism; socialt hållbar; stadsutveckling; offentliga rummet; torg; by;

    Abstract : With a grant from Sida I went to Odisha, to learn about women’s local conditions and try to find out how a building could somehow ameliorate it. Through Architects Sans Frontières I got in touch with Urban and Development Resource Centre, working with upgrading slum areas. READ MORE

  5. 14. Sidi Moumen, from terror slum to open city

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Karolina Gustavsson; Jennie Luthander; [2014]
    Keywords : mass housing; social housing; slum upgrading; urban revitalization; urban renewal; sustainable urban design; spatial planning; urban planning; radicant design;

    Abstract : Due to rural – urban migration, mass housing has become an inevitable part in the development of cities but mass housing today does not conform to the norms of sustainable urbanism. Most mass housing areas are socially isolated, culturally inappropriate and environmentally unsustainable. READ MORE

  6. 15. Compete Globally, Lose Locally? : The effects of Rio de Janeiro ́s hostesship of FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games on residents in informal settlements - A case study of ’favela’ Santa Marta

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Hanna Olsson; Renée Klarberg; [2014]
    Keywords : global competitiveness; globalization; neoliberalism; place marketing; mega-events; Rio de Janeiro; slums; informal settlements; public spaces; Santa Marta; global konkurrenskraft; globalisering; neoliberalism; marknadsföring av städer; mega-event; Rio de Janeiro; slum; informella bostadsområden; allmänna platser; Santa Marta;

    Abstract : The aim of this master thesis project is to investigate how cities strive to be globally competitive affect local residents in informal settlements, generically called slum dwellers. This question is approached trough a case study of one of Rio de Janeiro’s informal settlements ‘favela’ Santa Marta. READ MORE