Essays about: "slum"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 95 essays containing the word slum.

  1. 11. 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)

    Author : Christina Arvidsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Naila Kabeer; Empowerment; Indonesia; Women; Slum-upgrading;

    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

  3. 12. Interrogating the Cityscape and Exclusion:Insights on Urban Humanitarianism from a Resilience Perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Avery Anderson; [2019]
    Keywords : Slum; Urbanization; Mumbai; Resilience;

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  4. 13. Slum Gentrification in the Global South

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rowena Guthrie; [2019]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The term gentrification carries a significant amount of weight when used to describe processes of urban transformation and, despite its origins in 1960’s London, it has become a globally used and accepted term. An in-depth discussion is had on the issues surrounding contextuality and the mutation of the theory of gentrification over time. READ MORE

  5. 14. Washing and drying reusable sanitary pads

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Fanny Sundberg; Max Anderhell; [2019]
    Keywords : Reusable sanitary pad; microbial activity; handwashing; drying; Återanvändningsbar binda; mikrobiell aktivitet; handtvätt; torkning;

    Abstract : Period poverty is a problem mainly found in places characterized by poverty. The lack of means for women and girls to properly handle their menstruation is the essence of the problem. With a lack of both quantity and quality regarding water often being an issue in such places, the hygiene is a constant challenge. READ MORE

  6. 15. Social cohesion in Gilbert Hill : What can be done to better integrate the informalitywithin the formal planning process

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Emma Johansson; Gustav Carlsbrand; [2018]
    Keywords : Informal settlement; positive qualities; reasons for persistence; attitudes; living patterns;

    Abstract : The government in Maharashtra are trying to rehabilitate the informal settlements in Mumbai through the slum rehabilitation authority and its rehabilitation scheme and we wanted to learn more about how it worked and how it affects living conditions for former residents of an informal settlement and how it can differ from those still living there. This study has a focus on a specific informal settlement in Mumbai, called Gilbert Hill. READ MORE