Essays about: "unplanned settlements"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words unplanned settlements.
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1. Enhancing community flood resilience in Lusaka's unplanned settlements: A case study of multi-stakeholder perspectives
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : In Lusaka, 70% of the residents live in unplanned settlements. Here, they are regularly exposed to flooding events which exacerbate existing development challenges and have adverse social and economic impacts. Climate change will likely increase the frequency, magnitude, and variability at which such flooding events occur. READ MORE
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2. Utilizing Learnings of Informal Settlements in Community Planning:
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Informal settlements, or unplanned sectors of the city, are vital for providing shelter for low and middle income households in the developing world. In the case of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, informal settlements have a long history dating back to the early colonial beginnings and today provide housing to over 70% of the city. READ MORE
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3. In the surge of healing- the case of Indus basin
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Water being a vital resource and an inevitable ingredient for the existence and sustenance of life drew the attention of human settlements from the beginning. Nearly all human activities i.e. commerce, sanitation and transportation get influenced by water in one way or the other. READ MORE
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4. The impact of post-socialism on informal settlements in Belgrade
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : After the fall of communism in Eastern and Southeastern Europe in 1989 the countries that had been under socialist rule underwent a process of political, economical and social reforms and changes. These changes also had a major impact on the process of urban planning; creating a disruption in previously held planning ideas and patterns and causing a brake with the former planning system. READ MORE
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5. Meeting, greeting & seating : a design proposal for Magomeni garden, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : More than fifty percent of the world population today lives in cities, and the pressures of urbanisation are particularly present in developing countries. As landscape architects, it is important to gain knowledge about the effect of urbanisation and ways to prevent the negativities. READ MORE