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Slum-free city planning versus durable slums. Insights from Delhi, India

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 2020
We bring a challenging perspective to slum studies in Delhi, India, by contrasting the attempts at ‘slum-free city planning’ (referring to housing programmes for the urban poor) with the ‘durability’ of certain slum settlements.
Véronique Dupont, M.M. Shankare Gowda
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and social determinants of breastfeeding practices in urban slums and urban non-slum areas in India: A comparative analysis.

PLoS ONE
Understanding how the prevalence and determinants of breastfeeding practices differ between urban slum areas, where living conditions are stringent, and urban non-slum areas, which have relatively more resources, is key to context-specific interventions.
Suliat Fehintola Akinwande, Chiamaka Okonkwo, Kalonde Malama, Thabani Nyoni, Kehinde Oluwatosin Akinwande   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trapped in the prison of the mind: notions of climate-induced (im)mobility decision-making and wellbeing from an urban informal settlement in Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2020
The concept of Trapped Populations has until date mainly referred to people ‘trapped’ in environmentally high-risk rural areas due to economic constraints.
A Baldwin, A Ezeh, A Hjälm, A Sherbinin De, A Unger, A Woodward, B Etzold, B Gray, B Mberu, BW Wekesa, D Mata-Codesal, DB Cook, DD Heckathorn, DD Heckathorn, DG Ockwell, E Boyd, ED Sclar, J Barnett, J Barry, J Brace-Govan, J Butler, J Carling, J Hugé, J Previte, J Wolf, JS Dryzek, K Blanchet, K Kanim, KE McNamara, LA Goodman, LCE Morinière, LM Hunter, M Foucault, M Foucault, M Foucault, M Kurant, M Toyota, MA Rahaman, MC Morales, MD Cattaneo, MM Islam, MMH Khan, MSI Mullick, N Adri, N Fairclough, N Fairclough, N Watts, N Watts, NM Butala, P Adey, P Schwerdtle, P Stenner, P Tschakert, PK De, R Black, R Black, R Black, RB Ruback, RB Ruback, RJ Lilford, S Akhter, S Ayeb-Karlsson, S Ayeb-Karlsson, S Niemeyer, S Watts, SH Eriksen, SR Brown, SR Brown, T Izutsu, TJ Fitch, TJ Fitch, UNFCCC, UNFCCC, W Stephenson, W Stephenson, WN Adger   +75 more
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Sustainability Orientation and Entrepreneurial Performance in Resource‐Constrained Contexts

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how sustainability orientation shapes entrepreneurial performance in bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid (BoP) markets by theorizing responsible entrepreneurship as a central mechanism and BoP orientation as a contextual contingency. Using survey data from 283 small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, we integrate perspectives
George Obeng Dankwah, Hayford Amegbe, Dafleen Addrah, Oghogho Destina Ovuakporie, Lydia Nyankom Takyi, Samuel Adomako   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Urban Slum Education Through Photovoice With Children: Concepts and Techniques for Research

Journal of Participatory Research Methods
Despite the expanding population of children in urban slums, the strive to ensure equitable education remains an under-appreciated and under-developed area.
InJung Cho
doaj   +1 more source

Safeguarding maternal health against extreme heat in India: A policy analysis of state‐level heat action plans

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study identifies and characterizes policy measures across Indian states to protect pregnant and lactating women from extreme heat exposure through a thematic analysis of state‐level heat and climate adaptation plans. Methods Using content analysis, we systematically reviewed publicly available Heat Action Plans (HAPs) (N = 19 ...
Gabriela De Jesus Cipriano Flores, Surya Surendran, Karthika Kumar, Devaki Nambiar, Jane E. Hirst   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Place of Residence Moderates the Risk of Infant Death in Kenya: Evidence from the Most Recent Census 2009.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundSubstantial progress has been made in reducing childhood mortality worldwide from 1990-2015 (Millennium Development Goal, target 4). Achieving target goals on this however remains a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Oliver Gruebner, Sven Lautenbach, M M H Khan, Samuel Kipruto, Michael Epprecht, Sandro Galea   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Slum Tourism: Representing and Interpreting Reality in City

Indonesian Journal of Tourism and Leisure, 2023
Slum areas are often seen in urban spatial policy gaps. The slum area becomes a dilemma, it portrays the unsuccessful management of a city area, on the other hand the reality of the city has the potential to become slum area tourism as an alternative ...
Tatang Rusata, Genardi Atmadiredja, Ainnoun Kornita   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unlocking Financial Inclusion: The Dynamics of Bank Account Ownership in Urban Slums

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial inclusion is a key driver of sustainable development, contributing to poverty reduction (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10). Despite extensive financial‐inclusion policies in India, residents of urban slums remain largely excluded from formal banking systems.
Davide Moro, Sivia Trentin, Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Paolo Landoni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of existing slum dwellings in urban settings to meet the UN SDG goals

Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2023
Over the past two decades, urban environmental quality has declined, and slums are seen as the primary concern. Despite numerous slum upgrading strategies to address urban poverty in developing countries, the issue is only projected to get worse.
Omkar Gund, Manali Deshmukh
doaj   +1 more source