Sökning: "slum upgrading initiatives"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden slum upgrading initiatives.

1. 1. Gendered spaces : a socio-spatial study in the informal settlement Dharavi in Mumbai

   Magister-uppsats, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

   Författare :Helena Ohlsson; [2013]
   Nyckelord :Slum; informal settlements; urban planning; use of space; gender; urban form; hierarchy of spaces; gender-sensitive urban design; India; Dharavi.;

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

3. 2. In the world of flying toilets - Perceived health benefits of improved environment. A case study of Nairobi slums.

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Författare :Sara Norlén; [2011]
   Nyckelord :urbanisation; Nairobi; slums; water and sanitation; physical environment; health inequities; health benefits; slum dwellers’ perception; social determinants of health; capability approach; health belief model; social justice; slum upgrading initiatives; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This study explores how community members in Nairobi slums perceive the health benefits of improvements of the physical environment with focus on water and sanitation, how it can be obtained, further sustained and how the community members can be involved. Location and socioeconomic status variations were also explored. LÄS MER