Essays about: "slum upgrading"
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1. The Paradox of Kenyan Slum Upgrading Programme - An interpretative case study about socio-spatial exclusion in the informal settlement of Kibera
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This interpretative case study examines the ways in which socio-spatial exclusion is main-tained though urban planning designs in the informal settlement of Kibera in Kenya. It ap-plies the theoretical and analytical framework of T. Mitchell and A. Church, M. READ MORE
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2. Empowerment of Women through a Colourful slum-project : A case of the slum-upgrading project in Kampung Tridi of Indonesia
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : This study aims to evaluate if a slum-upgrading project in 2016 in Malang, Indonesia lead to empowerment of the women living in the neighbourhood. The study uses the concept of Empowerment by Naila Kabeer as a theoretical lens and focuses on women’s resources, agency and achievement after the project was carried out. READ MORE
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3. Slum at the center : participation and radical planning in Villa 31, Central Buenos Aires
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Citizen participation has as a planning strategy, become increasingly enveloped and is today often described as a way to deepen democracy. At the same time, there is reason to question this rhetoric as many researchers argue that these strategies does not live up to what they promise. READ MORE
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4. Puzzle pavement : a competition project for better streetscapes in unpaved informal settlements
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The developing world’s population is becoming more and more urbanized in a very rapid pace. The urbanization combined with a too normative city planning and use of inefficient approaches from governments has in many cases led to the formation of informal settlements, where 860 million people lived in the year of 2013. READ MORE
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5. Slum Upgrading and Community Participation - A case study on slum upgrading in Kibera
University essay from Lunds universitet/ByggproduktionAbstract : Construction projects will affect numerous actors with various interests, needs and demands. Different project will affect different actors where their specific interests will vary depending on project type but also throughout the projects execution. These actors are today referred to as a project’s stakeholders. READ MORE