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Physical Analysis of Formal and Informal Integration in Urban Riverside Settlement [PDF]

open access: yesMimbar, 2017
The concept of this research toward sustainability development, it focuses on avaibality of human settlement. One of the primary goals in human settlement in a city development. Most of settlement in Indonesia is located close to the river.
Noor Hamidah   +3 more
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An investigation of the factors underlying informal settlement growth: The case of Burayu City, Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon
Informal settlements in developing countries' cities are becoming more and more widespread. The city of Burayu is no exception to this trend. To address the challenges involved, it is important to understand the reasons for the prevalence and ...
Tefera Beyera Bayuma   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Identifying, Measuring, and Ranking Social Determinants of Health for Health Promotion Interventions Targeting Informal Settlement Residents [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2023
Objectives Considering the importance of social determinants of health (SDHs) in promoting the health of residents of informal settlements and their diversity, abundance, and breadth, this study aimed to identify, measure, and rank SDHs for health ...
Farhad Nosrati Nejad   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Community leaders’ experiences of hepatitis E in a Namibian informal settlement: A qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Public Health in Africa
Background: The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major global health concern, with an estimated one-third of the human population infected. It is particularly prevalent in developing countries, especially in informal settlements where inadequate sanitation ...
Abraham V. Nghikevali, Talitha Crowley
doaj   +2 more sources

DETECTION AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF LAND-USE: A CASE OF BUTUAN CITY WITH HISTORY OF MAJOR INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2021
This study detects the significant informal settlements in Butuan City proper. It determines the growth rate in 15 years with the given five-year interval.
L. C. S. Asube   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Access to ecosystem services: Riverside informal settlement dwellers' perception in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

open access: yesCurrent Research in Environmental Sustainability, 2023
This study focuses on the most river-dependent community in a riverbank city, riverside informal settlement dwellers, who need access to ecosystem services to earn livelihoods.
Rumana Sultana, Md. Shafiul Alam
doaj   +1 more source

Towards Spatially Explicit Agent-based Model for Simulation of Informal Transport Infrastructure Indirect Growth Dynamic in Informal Settlements [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2014
The informal construction of dwellings (housing) and the informal growth of transport infrastructure are two main dynamics of an informal settlement growth phenomenon that may influence each other over time.
H. Vahidi, W. Yan
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping and Assessment of Housing Informality Using Object-Based Image Analysis: A Review

open access: yesUrban Science, 2023
Research on the detection of informal settlements has increased in the past three decades owing to the availability of high- to very-high-spatial-resolution satellite imagery.
Naledzani Mudau, Paidamwoyo Mhangara
doaj   +1 more source

Object-Based Informal Settlement Mapping in Google Earth Engine Using the Integration of Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and PlanetScope Satellite Data

open access: yesLand, 2022
Mapping informal settlements’ diverse morphological patterns remains intricate due to the unavailability and huge costs of high-resolution data, as well as the spatial heterogeneity of urban environments.
Dadirai Matarira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the Ecological Condition of Informal Settlements Using the Settlement Surface Ecological Index

open access: yesLand, 2023
To manage urban ecological ecosystems adequately, understanding the urban areas’ biophysical characteristics is required. This study developed a settlement surface ecological index (SSEI) using tree, soil, impervious surface and grass covers, land ...
Naledzani Mudau, Paidamwoyo Mhangara
doaj   +1 more source

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