Essays about: "thesis on housing of slums in india"

Found 4 essays containing the words thesis on housing of slums in india.

  1. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Security of tenure in incremental development : A case study of informal settlements in Pune, India

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Oscar Lindgren; [2012]
    Keywords : Minor field study; informal settlements; slum; incremental planning; land tenure; Living Condition Diamond; Pune; India;

    Abstract : The author Mike Davis has labelled our entire globe as a planet of slums. This hesis aims to provide some insights to the research field of slum rehabilitation, and thus contribution to efforts to make our globe slum free. The United Nations states that security of tenure is one of the essential preconditions for improvements in slums. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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