Understanding the development patterns of informal settlements in Nairobi

The obstacles of cultural development in kerman city informal settlements

The subject of this research is the obstacles of social development of informal settlements in kerman city. The problem of this research is social underdevelopment of informal settlements in kerman city. The study of population of this research was four informal settlements of shahrake pedar, shahrake sanati, shahrake Sayyad Shirazi and shahrake poshte bande mamlekat. the method of doing this r...

Temperature and heat in informal settlements in Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya exhibits a wide variety of micro-climates and heterogeneous surfaces. Paved roads and high-rise buildings interspersed with low vegetation typify the central business district, while large neighborhoods of informal settlements or "slums" are characterized by dense, tin housing, little vegetation, and limited access to public utilities and services. To investigate how heat varies ...

Patterns and determinants of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in urban informal settlements, Nairobi Kenya

BACKGROUND The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life for optimal growth, development and health. Breastfeeding should continue up to two years or more and nutritionally adequate, safe, and appropriately-fed complementary foods should be introduced at the age of six months to meet the evolving needs of the growing infant. Little ev...

Informal Settlements Upgrading: The Gecekondus in Ankara

Assessing the effect of Mother’s Migration on childhood mortality in the informal settlements of Nairobi

Assessing the Effect of Mother’s Migration on Childhood Mortality in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi Between one and two million migrants reside in cramped conditions in Nairobi’s slums without proper access to sanitation or affordable clean water. Children in such areas are exposed to enormous risks, health risks in particular. Using longitudinal data collected every four months during the...