Sökning: "Slum Areas"

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  1. 16. Sidi Moumen, from terror slum to open city

    Master-uppsats, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Författare :Karolina Gustavsson; Jennie Luthander; [2014]
    Nyckelord :mass housing; social housing; slum upgrading; urban revitalization; urban renewal; sustainable urban design; spatial planning; urban planning; radicant design;

    Sammanfattning : Due to rural – urban migration, mass housing has become an inevitable part in the development of cities but mass housing today does not conform to the norms of sustainable urbanism. Most mass housing areas are socially isolated, culturally inappropriate and environmentally unsustainable. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Compete Globally, Lose Locally? : The effects of Rio de Janeiro ́s hostesship of FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games on residents in informal settlements - A case study of ’favela’ Santa Marta

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Författare :Hanna Olsson; Renée Klarberg; [2014]
    Nyckelord :global competitiveness; globalization; neoliberalism; place marketing; mega-events; Rio de Janeiro; slums; informal settlements; public spaces; Santa Marta; global konkurrenskraft; globalisering; neoliberalism; marknadsföring av städer; mega-event; Rio de Janeiro; slum; informella bostadsområden; allmänna platser; Santa Marta;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this master thesis project is to investigate how cities strive to be globally competitive affect local residents in informal settlements, generically called slum dwellers. This question is approached trough a case study of one of Rio de Janeiro’s informal settlements ‘favela’ Santa Marta. LÄS MER

  4. 18. A home for the excluded? A study about identity and belonging in Kibera slum

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Författare :Tilda Kristersson; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Kenya; exclusion; slum; others; cosmopolitan neighbourliness; belonging; identity; HIV; Kibera; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : With increasing migration to urban areas, Kenya is a country in change with new and challenging problems. Nairobi has a high population growth but a far from equal socio-economic development. As Nairobi continues to grow, so do the slum areas within the city and the slum Kibera has grown to be one of the largest in Africa. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Towards sustainable sanitation in slum areas : A field study in Mumbai

    Master-uppsats, Maskinkonstruktion; Tekniska högskolan

    Författare :Emma Larsson; Maja Nilsson; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Sustainable Sanitation; Mumbai; Field Study; Product Development; Sanitary Techniques; Sanitary Situation; India; Slum Residents; Slum Areas; Sanitation;

    Sammanfattning : Globally, there are 2.5 billion people who do not have access to improved sanitation. One third of these people are living in India. Bad sanitation is both undignified and causes the spread of diseases like diarrhoea. LÄS MER

  7. 20. VOICES FROM THE SLUM- A study of perceptions amongst rural migrants in Kibera, Nairobi

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Författare :Anna Ovesson; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Rural-Urban Migration; Perceptions; Movements; Urban; Social Bonds; Slum; Kibera; Residential Satisfaction; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Migration and urbanisation have a great impact on many Less Developed Countries. However, limited research has been focusing on the relationship between urbanisation and rapidly growing slum populations. LÄS MER