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Evictability—A Relational Comparison: Fears, Manoeuvres and Regimes of Housing Insecurity in Rapidly Urbanising Cities

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This article develops the concept of ‘evictability’—the potential of eviction—as a lens for relational comparison of housing insecurity in cities undergoing rapid urbanisation. ‘Evictability’ has advantages over ‘displaceability’, we argue, because it does not meld residents' fears of coerced loss of home with presumptions about ruptured
JoAnn McGregor, Mohamed Alikhan, George Masimba, Ahmed Omer, Michael Collyer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

SPATIAL DIMENSION OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION. AN IMPERIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIONSHIP OF HOUSING AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN THE SLUMS OF DHAKA CITY [PDF]

Slums are perceived to be heavily populated urban areas characterized by inadequate access to safe water, hygienic sanitation, urban roads, legitimate power supply, poor structural quality of housing and insecure residential status. From that perspective,
Golam MOINUDDIN, Halima BEGUM
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Real Property Law and Mass Housing Needs [PDF]

, 1947
Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur våld i nära relationer konstrueras i den politiska debatt som äger rum i massmedia. För att kunna genomföra detta har vi valt ut och analyserat 25 debattartiklar. Studiens analysmetod utgörs av den kvalitativa
Björk, Amanda, Nyström, Lisa
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Varieties of Authoritarian Policymaking: Housing Policy Across Dictatorships

Governance, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Public policies are expected to vary across regime types, but this association remains inconclusive even when further differentiating within types of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on the theoretical mechanisms behind the expected associations between regime type and policy, I propose a novel framework to analyze policymaking and outputs ...
Emilia Simison
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives of Disaster Resilience in Africa: Towards a Participatory Framework for Conceptualising and Measuring Resilience in Malawi

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the concept of resilience as understood and operationalised by various humanitarian and climate resilience actors in Malawi. Findings revealed a fragmented understanding of resilience among stakeholders and highlight the need for participatory approaches, localised resilience assessments and context‐specific interventions ...
Zondiwe Mabilabo Jere, Desire Liness Ernest Mpanje, Lessah Mandoloma, Whytone Smart Fole, Bryer Mlowoka   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reevaluating Slum Terminology: An Epistemological Critique of Urban Informality Ideas

PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research
This paper aims to examine the meaning, application, and effects of the term ‘slum’ in urban planning and development plans to discover the purposes behind this meaning. The problem is located in the extensively use the term without paying deep attention
Rahman Tafahomi
doaj   +1 more source

The Slum Community and Children Street Vendor in Quezon City, Metro Manila: Lesson for Palembang City [PDF]

, 2013
Development as a freedom, that was conceptualized by Amartya Sen is still need a long process in application and practice especially in the development countries.
Zakir, S. (Syaifudin)
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Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation in Informal Settlements: A Gendered Perspective From the South African Multidimensional Poverty Index

Poverty &Public Policy, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Rapid urbanisation and persistent socio‐economic inequality continue to entrench multidimensional poverty within South Africa's urban informal settlements, with women and female‐headed households experiencing disproportionate deprivation. This study analysed primary household survey data collected in 2023 from 322 households across three ...
Adrino Mazenda, Stellah Lubinga, Hayley Boks, Moses Lubinga   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building resilience in urban slums: exploring urban poverty and policy responses amid crises

Discover Global Society
The rapid urbanization of the Global South has intensified the challenges faced by urban slum communities, leaving them particularly vulnerable to socioeconomic shocks.
Z. R. M. Abdullah Kaiser, Afzal Hossain Sakil, Rajendra Baikady, Apu Deb, Md Tanvir Hossain   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Waste Management Policies, Practices, and Public Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Unsanitary waste practices in developing countries increase disease risks by 2.1–3.1 times. This review demonstrates that integrating waste pickers, enforcing policies, and investing in circular systems can reduce health burdens by 30–50%, offering a clear path toward sustainable urban health.
Ashenafi Woldemichael Woime
wiley   +1 more source