Teaching Informal Urbanism: Simulating Informal Settlement Practices in the Design Studio

the way of social urbanism experience (participatory) for regeneration of medlin informal settlement in colombia

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Factors affecting the informal payments in public and teaching hospitals

Background: Informal payments in the health sector of many developing countries are considered as a major impediment to health care reforms. Informal payments are a form of systemic fraud and have adverse effects on the performance of the health system. In this study, the frequency and extent of informal payments as well as the determinants of these payments were investigated in general hospita...

Image Sources for Informal Settlement Management

Informal settlements are a common feature of developing countries. In South Africa the improvement of living conditions in these settlements and the upgrading to formal housing types are regarded as being of central importance to the nation’s development. Effective settlement improvement and upgrading activities, which we here term “management”, require adequate spatial data. To date, the acqui...

spatial-physical analysis of social abnormalities in informal settlement areas (case study: islamabad informal settlement area in zanjan)

extended abstract introduction zanjan has recently enjoyed considerable population and physical growth. the rapid irregular growth in population number caused unfavorable formation of informal settlement areas in the city. islamabad is of the largest informal accommodation regions in zanjan which was built as a consequence of massive rural migration during 1970s. although the area, at present,...

Informal Settlements Upgrading: The Gecekondus in Ankara