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    Rio de Janeiro Slums Rio is one of the most modern cities in the world and is populated with over 12 million people. The tourist wonder of the world is known for its beautiful mountains and love for soccer‚ however‚ the city is home to one of the poorest places in the world. Favelas‚ as locals call them‚ are huge slum areas located in Brazil. With over 1000 Favelas in Rio‚ 1.4 million people are living in these Favelas. What are some size and characteristics of Rio de Janeiro Slums?: Favelas in Rio

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    EDUCATION MAPPING IN A SLUM AREA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY Mansi Shah Sreyashi Sen CCS Working Paper No. 201 Summer Research Internship Programme 2008 Centre for Civil Society 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II. Introduction Overview of Primary Education in Kolkata III. A Brief Overview of Slums in Kolkata IV. Sample Survey Research Objectives and Methodology Slum Profile Supply of Education Demand for Education Conclusion Recommendations V. VI. VII. References VIII. Annexure

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    Introduction The classical definition of a slum is “characterized by overcrowding‚ poor or informal housing‚ inadequate access to safe water and sanitation‚ and insecurity of tenure.” (Davis 2007:23) There is has been a rapid growth of urban cities over the last couple of years and people are migrating out of rural areas and into these cities sometimes bring poverty along with them creating urban slums. There are many slums on earth and most of them are located in the Third World countries although

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    In Planet of Slums‚ Davis discusses the roots of slums in relation to urban poverty in the post-modern era as well as its social‚ political‚ economical and ecological consequences. This essay might ring a bell to many as a duplication of the famous UN-HABITAT’s report in 2003 on the challenge of slums; however in my opinion‚ what Davis is attempting to do here is an exploration to the roots of urban poverty on a global scale rather than within local state governance‚ and also with references to the

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    TAMILNADU SLUM CLEARANCE BOARD NEED FOR IT ? A shelter with basic amenities is the most essential need of a human being. The influx into the city was caused primarily due to the unskilled labourers from the neighbouring rural areas entering into the city in search of jobs. Due to lack of required skills and their meagre income‚ they occupy vacant Government poramboke/private lands near their work place and put up hutments. These settlements generally lack proper sanitation facilities resulting

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    Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study In Khulna city‚ there are about 102 slums and 66 squatters. Nearly 20 percent of the total population is currently living in these slums and squatters. The number of slums is almost twice (106) the number of squatters (66). The major slum areas are Rupsha‚ Khalishpur and Sonadanga area. The two slums in Khulna city are selected for study areas such as Rupsha Ferighat of Rupsha‚ and Shekpara basti in Shekpara. The background concentrated around

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    Başak Erel 108611006 Berke Baş Multiply-city; Representations of Urban Experience Slums During the Urbanization Process of Turkey The word ‘slum’ was firstly mentioned by a writer called James Hardy Vaux‚ in his book ‘Vocabulary of the Flash Language’ which was published in 1812[1]. At those times ‘slum’ was also a synonym of illegal commerce. Today‚ ‘slum’ is used to describe the residential areas of a huge amount of people of the world. According to the UN-Habitat report released in October

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    SETTING UP OF A POLYCLINIC IN AN URBAN SLUM A Project Report Submitted by DR. RACHANA C. INGLE In partial fulfillment for the award of POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT At GARWARE INSTITUTE OF CARRER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT MUMBAI UNIVERSITY MAY‚ 2013 DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project entitled “SETTING UP OF A POLYCLINIC IN AN URBAN SLUM” submitted for the Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration and

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    | 15 | Conclusion | 16 | 3 TITLE: MIGRANT WOMEN AND THEIR LIVELIHOOD FRAME WORK IN DHAKA CITY: A CASE STUDY ON T&T SLUM Abstract The main objective of this paper is to analyze the

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    in the slum area of New York. The slums during this time were depicted as dirty and were thought to further contaminate the city if left to their own. However‚ Brace‚ Talmage‚ and Flower utilize language of cleanliness‚ religion‚ and purity to convey the prevalent issues in the slums to the middle and upper class to solicit their help without implying their own guilt. Specifically‚ this was directed at the upper and middle class as these people had money and jobs to offer those in the slums.

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