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The Thinker, 2020 Today, slums have become prominent features of urban inequalities in developing nations. The proportion of urban residents who live in slums around the world is as follows: over half in Africa as a whole, two-thirds in Sub-Saharan Africa (UN-Habitat ...
John M. Wambui
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Informal Urbanism and the Taste for Slums [PDF]
Tourism Geographies, 2012 Abstract This paper explores the aesthetics and politics of slum tourism – what are the attractions and what are the dangers of aestheticizing poverty? We first present eleven images of slums and informal urbanism in south and Southeast Asia and suggest a complex mix of attractions for Western tourists.
Dovey, Kim, King, Ross
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Small Community Businesses in Slums: A Perspective on Kenyan Slum Networks
Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on networks, the relational dimensions and structures cocreated by small community businesses and cooperative societies through everyday entrepreneurship in slum neighborhoods remain undertheorized. Drawing upon 1166 small community businesses, we conceptualize the relational dimensions and structures underlying ...
Amon Simba +3 more
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Indian Journal of Community MedicineBackground: The transition to motherhood is often characterized by physical recovery, hormonal fluctuations, sleep deprivation, and the challenges of infant care, all of which can contribute to the vulnerability of mothers to mental health issues.
Chimata Naveen +7 more
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Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022 Background/statement of problemFamily planning (FP) utilization is important for preventing unwanted pregnancy and achieving optimal reproductive health.
Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi +4 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Urbanization is a defining feature of contemporary development, shaping economic opportunities, social structures, and health outcomes. This study examines the influence of urbanization on life expectancy in Bangladesh, with particular attention to the role of the energy mix and industrialization.
Md. Hasanur Rahman +3 more
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The 2005 census and mapping of slums in Bangladesh: design, select results and application
International Journal of Health Geographics, 2009 Background The concentration of poverty and adverse environmental circumstances within slums, particularly those in the cities of developing countries, are an increasingly important concern for both public health policy initiatives and related programs ...
Angeles Gustavo +5 more
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, 2022 Social beliefs about toilet construction of study population in urban slums, peri-urban, and rural areas, Bihar, 2018.
Sania Ashraf (3525734) +5 more
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Developing and Testing a Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Financial Tool
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) represents a paradigm shift in the provision of safely managed sanitation services with a framework of three outcomes—equity, safety and sustainability. There are several sanitation financial tools, but none of these fully address all CWIS outcomes. Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Financial Tool (CWIS‐FiT) is
Camila Silva Franco +6 more
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Urban primacy and slum prevalence in Latin American and Caribbean countries in the 1990-2020 period
Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional ResearchSlums are a global concern due to their impact on urban health and urban planning. Although Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most urbanized developing regions, slums are still a significant concern. However, most studies have concentrated on
Moisés Obaco +2 more
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