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Poverty, Living Conditions, and Infrastructure Access : A Comparison of Slums in Dakar, Johannesburg, and Nairobi
Gulyani, Sumila - 2017
face similar slum problems, find that slums in the three cities differ dramatically from each other on nearly every … of poverty but fairly decent living conditions. By contrast, most of Nairobi's slum residents have jobs and comparatively … conditions. Since not all slum residents are poor, living conditions also vary within slums depending on poverty status. Compared …
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Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Mangrove Species and Poor Communities in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
This paper investigates possible impacts of climate change on the poor communities of the Bangladesh Sundarbans via changes in aquatic salinity and mangrove species. The implications for poor communities are assessed by computing changes in high-value mangrove species for the five sub-districts...
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Cities, Slums, and Early Child Growth : Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh
Raju, Dhushyanth - 2019
This study uses novel household survey data that are representative of Bangladesh's large cities, and of slum and … 2013. The study also decomposes the difference in mean child growth between slum and nonslum areas in 2013, and the … increase in mean child growth in slum and nonslum areas from 2006 to 2013. Mother's education attainment and household wealth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012901735
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Working with the Market : A New Approach to Reducing Urban Slums in India
Clarke Annez, Patricia - 2017
This paper examines the policy options for India as it seeks to improve living conditions of the poor on a large scale and reduce the population in slums. Addressing the problem requires first a diagnosis of the market at the city level and a recognition that government interventions, rather...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976290
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Assessing Benefits of Slum Upgrading Programs in Second-Best Settings
Lall, Somik V. - 2016
Slum upgrading programs are being used by national and city governments in many countries to improve the welfare of … households living in slum and squatter settlements. These programs typically include a combination of improvements in … model to compare the effectiveness of alternative slum upgrading instruments in a second-best setting with distortions in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747996
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The Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs : The Case of Mumbai
Takeuchi, Akie - 2016
The authors compare the welfare effects of in situ slum upgrading programs with programs that provide slum dwellers … with better housing in a new location. Evaluating the welfare effects of slum upgrading and resettlement programs requires … neighborhoods in which new housing is located. To illustrate this point the authors consider a realistic slum upgrading program that …
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Water and Sanitation in Dhaka Slums : Access, Quality, and Informality in Service Provision
Arias Granada, Yurani - 2018
Urban slum residents often have worse health outcomes compared with other urbanites and even their rural counterparts …. This suggests that slum residents do not always benefit from the "urban advantage" of enjoying better access to health …-promoting services. Limited access to water and sanitation services in slums could contribute to poor health of slum residents. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912280
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Assessing Benefits of Slum Upgrading Programs in Second Best Settings
Dasgupta, Basab; Lall, Somik V. - 2013
Slum upgrading programs are being used by national and city governments in many countries to improve the welfare of … households living in slum and squatter settlements. These programs typically include a combination of improvements in … compare the effectiveness of alternative slum upgrading instruments in a second-best setting with distortions in the land and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014056801
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Colombo : Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond to Floods
Patankar, Archana Mahesh - 2017
This paper examines the exposure, vulnerability, and ability of households in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to respond to floods, and brings out significant policy implications. The study used detailed questionnaire-based surveys to obtain data on households, to understand the vulnerability and impacts of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012954316
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The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai
Patankar, Archana Mahesh - 2017
This paper examines poor households in the city of Mumbai and their exposure, vulnerability, and ability to respond to recurrent floods. The paper discusses policy implications for future adaptive capacity, resilience, and poverty alleviation. The study focuses particularly on the poor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970673