Essays about: "public facilities in india"

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  1. 6. Gendered spaces : a socio-spatial study in the informal settlement Dharavi in Mumbai

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Helena Ohlsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Slum; informal settlements; urban planning; use of space; gender; urban form; hierarchy of spaces; gender-sensitive urban design; India; Dharavi.;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the relation between built form and sociocultural relationships with Dharavi in Mumbai as a case. The study explores gender segregation and the relation between use of space and urban form and in what way the built structure and its functions influence the everyday life. READ MORE

  3. 7. Choosing between public and private healthcare: A case study of outpatient care in rural India

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Charlotte Staf; Saana Azzam; [2012]
    Keywords : healthcare; healthcare-seeking-behavior; public healthcare; private healthcare; rural India;

    Abstract : The investment in building a public healthcare infrastructure to offer free-of-charge services to the poor has not paid off as citizens from rural India have chosen to seek treatment at more expensive private facilities even when that meant taking a debt. Out-of-pocket healthcare expenses forms a significant portion of the annual income of the rural poor in India pushing them further in the throes of poverty. READ MORE

  4. 8. Medborgardeltagande vid slumuppgradering : en jämförande studie mellan projekt i Medellín och Pune

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

    Author : Amanda Larsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Medborgardeltagande; Medellín; Pune; Slumuppgradering;

    Abstract : Den här uppsatsen syftar till att redogöra för hur problematiken kring världens slumområden kan hanteras. Uppsatsens fokus ligger på hur medborgardeltagande används i slumuppgraderingssammanhang. READ MORE

  5. 9. IN_SITU - An investigation of functions and future strategies for Leprosy Colony

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Johanna Bratel; Stina Hellqvist; [2011]
    Keywords : Bangalore; enabling strategies; gentrification; India; integration; landscape architecture; slum upgrading;

    Abstract : The world is urbanizing and many cities in developing countriesare unable to accommodate the masses of new city residents.Slums are an immediate response to this process, and in Indiaover 50% of the urban population lives in slums. READ MORE

  6. 10. Mumbai : the bicycle friendly city, bicycle masterplan & design guidelines for central mumbai

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Lina Hellström; [2011]
    Keywords : bicycle planning; sustainable planning; Mumbai;

    Abstract : Mumbai – the city of contrasts, is home for more than 20 million people. It is the financial centre and the most modern city in India. As most cities within developing countries Mumbai is striving to imitate the western model of growth and lifestyle to achieve a “developed” status. READ MORE