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Informal Settlement Characterization and Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment in Kolkata Metropolitan City, India

Geoplanning: Journal of Geomatics and Planning
The study investigates the physical, social, and economic environment of the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) to elucidate the living conditions of informal settlements and its influence on the local environment using geoinformatics and multi-criteria ...
Shravani Banerjee, Diksha Diksha, Alisha Prasad, Amit Kumar   +3 more
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Community-led upgrading for self-reliance in informal settlements in South Africa: a review [PDF]

, 2016
Around the world, informal and low-income settlements (so-called “slums”) have been a major issue in city management and environmental sustainability in developing countries. Overall, African cities have an agenda for slum management and response.
Loggia, C., Georgiadou, M.C.
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Cone calorimeter tests of combustible materials found in informal settlements

, 2019
Data supporting Wang et al. "Cone calorimeter tests of combustible materials found in informal settlements" (In submission).
Wang, Yu, Rush, David
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Shaping place in informal settlements

This paper explores the shaping of places in informal settlements, addressing a significant gap in understanding the dynamics of place in the context of global South cities.
Kamalipour, Hesam
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Die behuisingsbeplanning van informele nedersettings en plakkerskampe

Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2002
The planning of housing for informal settlements and squatter camps In South Africa approximately 7 million people live in informal settlements and squatter camps. Constitutional provisions and moral considerations necessitate the urgent involvement of
G. Pienaar, S. Bouillon
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Informal settlements - impact on water quality

, 1991
Informal settlements - impact on water ...
Steve Terry (7231559), Manu Pillay (7218398)   +1 more
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Randomand and social security

مجلة كلية التربية للبنات, 2019
The problem of informal settlements in Iraqi is one of the most serious problems due to its economic, social and security impacts which jeopardize the society safety and stability.
مريم جبار رشم
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Land use transformation by urban informal settlements and ecosystem impact

Environmental Systems Research
The rapid expansion of informal settlements poses significant challenges to urban ecosystems and their services, a pressing issue that this study addresses by examining its impacts in Addis Ababa. This study delves into the impact of informal settlements
Tadesse Hailu, Engdawork Assefa, Tesfaye Zeleke   +2 more
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Land tenure regularisation for sustainable land use in informal urban settlements: Case study of Lalaouia and Mesguiche, Souk Ahras, Algeria

Town and Regional Planning, 2019
Land is a topic of increasing importance in cities in developing countries. In Algeria, the issue of land is also complex and delicate. Furthermore, problems related to land are more acute when it concerns informal (or illegal) settlements.
Fatma Zohra Hafsi , Nadia Chabi
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Household savings and residential mobility in informal settlements [PDF]

Strategies to help the one billion people worldwide who live in informal settlements have mainly focused on slum upgrading, sites and services programs, and tenure security.
Lall, Somik V., Suri, Ajay, Deichmann, Uwe   +2 more
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