Essays about: "urban slum areas"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words urban slum areas.

  1. 16. 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

  3. 17. Informal settlements : the world's invisible communities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Mina Karlsson; [2012]
    Keywords : formal city; informal settlements; landscape architecture; public-space; slum-upgrading; urbanization;

    Abstract : Since the beginning of the new millennium the world’s population has increased exponentially fast. The majority of this growth has been accommodated for by urbanization of the developing world. This in turn has lead to a wide spread of informal settlements. READ MORE

  4. 18. RAPID URBANIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION : THE CASE OF MEGA CITY DHAKA

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Rahman Mizanur; [2011]
    Keywords : Urbanization; Environmental Degradation; Dhaka City; Basic Needs; Urban Inhabitants; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Dhaka the capital city of Bangladesh is one of the largest and most populous cities in the world. According to World Bank, Bangladesh has been experiencing a rapid urbanization over the last few decades, and Dhaka City’s projected 20 million residents will make it the third-largest city in the world by 2020. READ MORE

  5. 19. Sustainable Housing in Navotas, the Philippines - A Minor Field Study on Low-income Housing in Disaster Prone Areas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Högskoleingenjörsutbildning i byggteknik med arkitektur

    Author : Sophia Truong; Lina Olofsson; [2008]
    Keywords : the philippines; sanagmana; ngo; housing development; low-income households; Building construction; Byggnadsteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The study is about the housing situation of the urban poor in Navotas in Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is a field study carried out in Manila, a city with 13 million inhabitants, where people live in an already congested area and at the same time people from the provinces move there to pursue jobs and the promise of a better life. READ MORE

  6. 20. Learning from Slum Upgrading and Participation : A case study of participatory slum upgrading in the emergence of new governance in the city of Medellín–Colombia

    University essay from

    Author : Camilo Calderon; [2008]
    Keywords : Public Participation;

    Abstract : This document compiles a highly discussed issue present in many cities of the developing world today; it brings forward the importance of facing the challenges that slums create to today’s cities and the mechanisms used for tackling such challenge. The study focuses on the use of Participatory Planning approaches in the context of slum upgrading, giving the reader an insight to the advantages and challenges that such an approach has. READ MORE