Essays about: "squatter settlements"

Found 5 essays containing the words squatter settlements.

  1. 1. Vulnerability and contemporary threats to Jamaican Disaster Management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Morgan Jönsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Insurance; Corruption; Vulnerability; Disaster Management; Jamaica; Squatter Settlments; Development; Marginalization; Natural Hazards; Criminality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Natural hazards and disasters are serious contemporary threats as climate change is causing an increase in the frequency of extreme weather conditions worldwide. The Caribbean is geographically located in the North Atlantic Ocean at the junction of the Caribbean Plate and the North American Plate. READ MORE

  3. 2. Informal Settlements, A minor field study on the situation in Kosovo

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

    Author : Marina Krstic; Karin Tibbelin; [2011]
    Keywords : Informal settlements; Kosovo; MFS; regulaization; legalisation; upgrading; relocation;

    Abstract : Informal settlements come in many forms and there are different expressions to describe them – illegal settlement or squatter settlement is some examples. Definitions of informal settlements emphasize lack of ownership or non-compliance with the authorities’ regulations. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Different Perspectives : A case study of a slum area in Bhubaneswar, India

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

    Author : Lena Johansson; Emma Josefson; [2011]
    Keywords : Slum; MFS; Orissa; Bhubaneswar; Indien; Urbanisering; Informalitet; Fattigdom; Slumuppgradering; Provider modellen; Supporter modellen; Postkolonialism; Värden;

    Abstract : In From Different Perspectives - A Case Study of a Slum Area in Bhubaneswar, India we set out to investigate the residential effects of a very special phenomenon. In 2007/08 we entered the Urban Millennium when for the first time in history as many people lived in cities as on the countryside. READ MORE

  5. 4. RENTAL HOUSING AND TENANCY CHANGES IN LOW- INCOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THE CASE OF ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY AND SURROUNDING SETTLEMENTS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Patrick Asiedu-Frimpong; [2010]
    Keywords : Rental housing; landlord-tenant relationship; trade liberalisation; tenancy; low-cost housing; low-income households; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Housing is a basic human need throughout the world. Most people the world over have problems getting a place to sleep. In spite of the importance and necessity of housing a number of governments barely work to support the rental housing sector in many national housing policies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Environmental Perceptions in an Urban Environment : Report from a Minor Field Study in Nairobi, Kenya, January-March 2007

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Emelie Kärre; [2007]
    Keywords : Nairobi; Kenya; modernity; modernitet; environmental perception; naturuppfattning; miljöperception; urban; sociology; stadssociologi; rural areas; landsbygd; poverty; fattigdom; squatter settlements; kåkstäder; environment; miljö; cities and towns; städer; human ecology; humanekologi; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi; Social geography; Socialgeografi; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is an analysis of the modern phenomena and attributes of the city of Nairobi and its inhabitants. It has two purposes where the first is to account for the environmental perceptions of Nairobi citizens. READ MORE