Essays about: "urban development in india"

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  1. 36. Influence of Urban Form on Co-presence in Public Space : A Space Syntax Analysis of Informal Settlements in Pune, India

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Joel Hernbäck; [2012]
    Keywords : Urban form; space syntax; public space; informal settlements; slum; unplanned built environment; gender.;

    Abstract : This master thesis is intended as a contribution to the understanding of the influence urban form has on urban life and by extension social structures in society, by focusing on gender relations and their reflections on the use of public space. In addition, the aim of the study is to do so in relation to a comparison between two different types of urban environments; one slum area that can be regarded as formally unplanned with an irregular gradually grown street network and one slum area of more deliberately planned character with a more regular street grid. READ MORE

  3. 37. 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. 38. Everyday Urbanism, An Alternate Approach to Urban Public Space : Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles in Chennai, India

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Arvind Ramachandran; [2012]
    Keywords : Everyday Urbanism; Public Space; Urban Sustainability; Chennai; India; Tactical Urbanism;

    Abstract : Privatization of the public realm is rampant in modern cities. Public space accessibility and usage is often determined by inhabitants’ socio-economic background in the mega cities of the developing world as well. READ MORE

  5. 39. 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

  6. 40. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Sustainable Urban Development : A Study on Slum Population of Kota, India

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema vatten i natur och samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Raisin Akhter Feroz; [2012]
    Keywords : Adaptive capacity; Governance; Slum; Sustainable development; Urban; Vulnerability;

    Abstract : The urban centres are becoming more vulnerable to climate change because of the rapid urbanization and the inequality of urban development. This study assesses the urban vulnerability in an integrated approach focusing the slum people as the targeted group. READ MORE