Browsing by Subject "Informal settlements"

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    • Cause of repetitive fire disaster in informal settlements and the importance of community based disaster risk mitigation 

      Adiba, Mehnaz Ahmed (Brac University, 2023-12)
      The growth of informal settlements has increased massively in developing countries in the last few decades. The main pull factor from rural to urban cities is the high possibility of job opportunities for the migrating ...

    • Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements 

      Corburn, Jason; Vlahov, David; Mberu, Blessing; Riley, Lee; Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Ko, Albert; Patel, Sheela; Jukur, Smurti; Martínez-Herrera, Eliana; Jayasinghe, Saroj; Agarwal, Siddharth; Nguendo-Yongsi, Blaise; Weru, Jane; Ouma, Smith; Edmundo, Katia; Oni, Tolu; Ayadv, Hany (Springer Link, 2020-04-24)
      The informal settlements of the Global South are the least prepared for the pandemic of COVID-19 since basic needs such as water, toilets, sewers, drainage, waste collection, and secure and adequate housing are already in ...