Essays about: "slum housing in urban areas"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words slum housing in urban areas.

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. 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

4. 8. Informal settlements : the world's invisible communities

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

   Author : Mina Karlsson; [2012]
   Keywords : formal city; informal settlements; landscape architecture; public-space; slum-upgrading; urbanization;

   Abstract : Since the beginning of the new millennium the world’s population has increased exponentially fast. The majority of this growth has been accommodated for by urbanization of the developing world. This in turn has lead to a wide spread of informal settlements. READ MORE

5. 9. Sustainable Housing in Navotas, the Philippines - A Minor Field Study on Low-income Housing in Disaster Prone Areas

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Högskoleingenjörsutbildning i byggteknik med arkitektur

   Author : Sophia Truong; Lina Olofsson; [2008]
   Keywords : the philippines; sanagmana; ngo; housing development; low-income households; Building construction; Byggnadsteknik; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The study is about the housing situation of the urban poor in Navotas in Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is a field study carried out in Manila, a city with 13 million inhabitants, where people live in an already congested area and at the same time people from the provinces move there to pursue jobs and the promise of a better life. READ MORE

6. 10. From Slum to Adequate Shelter - A Study on Housing Solutions for the Urban Poor in Manila, Philippines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Högskoleingenjörsutbildning i byggteknik med arkitektur

   Author : Eva Mörnhed; Maria Gehander; [2008]
   Keywords : baseco; the philippines; manila; low-cost housing; urban poverty; slum; housing project; habitat for humanity; gawad kalinga.; Building construction; Byggnadsteknik; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This report is about the housing situation in Manila, capital of the Philippines. 25% of the inhabitants in this mega city live in informal settlements, often on places unsuitable for living. The target area of this paper is Baseco, a large slum area near the outlet of Pasig River and home to 47 000 people according to the 2002 census. READ MORE