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Songs from the Slums - poems by Toyohiko Kagawa
, 1935 This record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete.
Jones, David F.
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Is land‐use deregulation enough to deliver housing?: The case of institutional frictions in India
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines whether land use deregulation increases housing supply in the presence of additional institutional frictions, such as ill‐defined property rights. India's urban land ceiling (ULC) laws, which put limits on individual ownership of private vacant land in the largest cities, were repealed during the 2000s.
Arnab Dutta +2 more
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Looking beyond the visible: contesting environmental agendas for Mumbai slums
, 2009 This is Ch 9 from Furniss, P. and Wilson G. (eds) Environment, Development and Sustainability: Perspectives and Cases from Around the World, p86-96.Slums are the most immediate, visible symbols of poverty and environmental degra-dation intertwined in ...
Abbott, Dina
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Interactional privilege of violence: Status and interaction in the street field
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Criminologists have long described and theorized the relationship between status, respect, and violence within urban communities. Although this finding is generally accepted within criminology, ethnographic empirical illustrations of this phenomenon are sparse.
Hakan Kalkan, Heith Copes
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In the present days, we are watching in Romania, a process of differentiation of urban spaces according to the conditions of living, regardless of size and level of their development.
Cristina IACOBOAEA
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The Role of Slum Tourism in Sustainable Urban Development of Slum Areas in Iraq
Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe concept of sustainable development has occupied the attention of the international community to meet the growing challenges of urban growth and population growth in the 21st century.
Al-Taee Omaima, Jaleel Ameera
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Assessment of Postmenopausal Symptoms among women Residing in Urban Slums
Journal of Community Health Research, 2022 Background: Menopause is a normal physiological change and an important transition in women’s life. Onset of menopause has important implications on women’s fertility and health. Menopausal symptoms vary in severity and may decrease quality of life Thise
Vijayalaxmi Mangasuli, Mayur Sherkhane
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From Slum Tourism to Slum Tourists
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2015 Slum tourism is a growing topic in international tourism scholarship. Mainstream scholarship in slum tourism is dominated by research which investigates urban slums as destinations for international travellers mainly from the global North. Minimal acknowledgement is given to the role of these areas as potential source regions for tourism.
Christian M. Rogerson +1 more
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Asian Economic Policy Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Large‐scale transport infrastructure can reshape urban land markets by changing accessibility, yet causal evidence on large‐scale bridge projects remains limited, especially in developing countries. This paper examines the impact of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), which opened in January 2024, on real estate prices in the Mumbai City ...
Hana Ashida +5 more
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS IN DEPRIVED AREAS: EVIDENCE FROM THE SLUMS OF RIO DE JANEIRO [PDF]
Several economic models have described the theoretical causes and onsequences of 'credit rationing' and 'under-investment'; one string of this literature shows the long-run effects of initial wealth distribution and entrepreneurial ability on the process
João Pedro W. de Azevedo
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