Essays about: "overcrowding"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 38 essays containing the word overcrowding.

  1. 21. From slums to sustainability? Internal migration in a highly urbanised developing country: the case of Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Joseph Aivalikli; [2018]
    Keywords : internal migration; development; urbanisation; Latin America; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Brazil is a country founded on migration, and since the Second World War most of that migration has been internal. However, urban overcrowding has changed the nature of migration in this, one of the most urbanized developing countries. READ MORE

  3. 22. 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

  4. 23. Improved Patient Admission Planning - A Discrete Event Simulation Study at the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Linköping University Hospital

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Alice Blom; Susanna Olsson; [2017]
    Keywords : simulation study; discrete event simulation; logistic; health care; health care logistics; bed management;

    Abstract : The Swedish health care system plays a vital role in satisfying the citizens’ demands for quality health care services. To deliver the right services in time in a hospital, an efficient admission plan is required, but this can be difficult to achieve. READ MORE

  5. 24. Is Private Education Worth it? Evidence from the Free Primary Education Reform in Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Wallström; [2017]
    Keywords : Education; Quality; Free; Sorting; Kenya; School choice; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In 2003, Kenya introduced a nationwide Free Primary Education (FPE) reform, abolishing school fees in all public primary schools. As a result, enrolment rates in public primary schools rose by 15 percent, putting significant pressure on the educational system. READ MORE

  6. 25. The premise of progress

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

    Author : Sigurlín Rós Steinbergsdóttir; [2017]
    Keywords : Architecture; urban; design; junior high school; market; density; underprivileged; sustainable; Ghana; Accra; Nima; new typology; mixed use; tradition; innovation; columns; traditional; local; materials; earth brick; rammed earth; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Nima is a distressed neighbourhood located north of central Accra, the capital city of Ghana in West Africa. Nima is an extremely dense community, where land is very scarce. Single floor, clay built compound houses occupy the entire neighbourhood. Spatial planning is lacking, infrastructure is limited and overcrowding proposes a severe problem. READ MORE