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Abstract The Internet of Things is emerging as a crucial technology in aiding humans and making their lives easier. Among the human population, a large percentage of people suffer from disabilities resulting in challenges in everyday life particularly people with visual disabilities.
Hania Tarik +8 more
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Transforming Slums Through Urban Intensification [PDF]
Unplanned rapid urbanization is leading to the mass formation of informal settlements in many developing cities around the world. It is estimated that globally approximately 30% of urban residents inhabit such informal settlements. These settlements are characterized by poor physical urban structures, insecure land tenure, overcrowding, and poor ...
Omer, K, Watts, GN, Moustaka, A
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This article explores the dynamics of implementing slum management policies in Indonesia, aiming to contribute to sustainable development efforts.
Ida Nuryadi +3 more
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An overview of slum upgrading programs in developing countries: Case study in Indonesia
Many slum upgrading programs have been conducted globally, including in Indonesia. However, the research of those interventions is quite rare. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate slum upgrading programs, which has already had 10 editions in ...
Siti Zubaidah +3 more
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Infant mortality in an urban slum [PDF]
Infant and child mortality are important indicators of the level of development of a society, but are usually collected by governmental agencies on a region wide scale, with little local stratification. In order to formulate appropriate local policies for intervention, it is important to know the patterns of morbidity and mortality in children in the ...
A, Vaid, A, Mammen, B, Primrose, G, Kang
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Because space matters: conceptual framework to help distinguish slum from non-slum urban areas
Despite an estimated one billion people around the world living in slums, most surveys of health and well-being do not distinguish between slum and non-slum urban residents. Identifying people who live in slums is important for research purposes and also
Timothy Hofer +9 more
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Building Density Level of Urban Slum Area in Jakarta
Currently, the number of urban residents is increasing and some of the urban population live in slum areas. Therefore, identifying the characteristics of slum areas has become crucial.
Tenty Melvianti Legarias +2 more
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KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS REGARDING RISK-FACTORS ASSOCIATE WITH COVID-19 AMONG URBAN POOR IN BANGLADESH [PDF]
COVID-19 has become a global pandemic as well as deadly disease. COVID-19 pandemic has brought vulnerability to the people especially among urban poor in Bangladesh. Lack of knowledge and awareness regarding COVID-19 has occurred miserable condition. The
Rafia Akter
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The role of earth observation in an integrated deprived area mapping “system” for low-to-middle income countries [PDF]
Urbanization in the global South has been accompanied by the proliferation of vast informal and marginalized urban areas that lack access to essential services and infrastructure.
Boo, Gianluca +11 more
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Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh
Background In low- and middle- income countries such as Bangladesh, urban slum dwellers are particualry vulnerable to hypertension due to inadequate facilities for screening and management, as well as inadequate health literacy among them. However, there
Sabuj Kanti Mistry +4 more
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