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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The first chapter of planet of slums outlines Mike Davis’s concern for the ever-increasing urban population. His observation also shows that not only have the urban population increased but it has increased faster then expected. In this chapter he argues and shows great concern on the fact that the urban population around the world can and will outgrow the rural population. According to him‚ “in 1950 there were 86 cities in the world with a population of one million; today there are 400‚ and by
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Ap Human Geography Ryan Tillery August 30‚ 2016 B2 Planet of Slums essay During my summer vacation I was visiting New York City on one hot‚ humid day. As I was making my way to my destination I had to get on a train. This being my first time in New York City I wasn’t prepared for what I was about to experience. I was in a jammed packed train‚ so crowded I couldn’t even lift my arms all the way up without awkwardly touching someone. It felt like it was a hundred plus
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“In One Slum‚ Misery‚ Work‚ Politics and Hope” published in the New York Times and written by Jim Yardley exposes what life is like inside one of the most densely populated and largest slums in the world. Yardley breaks life in the slum into four segments‚ “misery” discusses the lack of infrastructure‚ “work” covers how the economy and industry are run‚ “politics” explains the inequality in the urban landscape of Mumbai‚ while “hope” demonstrates the payoffs of hard work for those living in Dharavi
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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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On the surface‚ Ken Jackson and C.P. Ellis led remarkably similar lives. As Studs Terkel records their stories‚ it is noted that both are born into low-income families with alcoholic fathers‚ neither one cared for school‚ and both got into their own sorts of trouble‚ for Jackson gangs and prison‚ for Ellis the Klan. And both men end up in relatively similar places too‚ Jackson works with at-risk youth‚ Ellis with unions and workers‚ with the intention of bettering their communities and stopping
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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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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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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION‚ DELHI CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST Date for Submission of On-Line Application: 15.03.2013 to 16.04.2013 Last date for submission of On-line Application: 16.04.2013 Last date for receipt of Confirmation Page in the CBSE Office: 22.04.2013 (By Registered/Speed post only) CTET- JULY 2013 INFORMATION BULLETIN Date of Examination: 28.07.2013 CONDUCTED BY: CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION‚ DELHI CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST UNIT PS 1-2
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The poem “An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum” by Stephen Spender‚ begins with a stanza depicting the worrying condition of the students in elementary school. As the poem extends further‚ Spender points out the corruptions in the Government and accuses it for paying little attention to children’s education and health conditions. He argues that the children should break through the confinement of slum‚ and embrace the beauty of nature. In the slum‚ Children do not have pleasant moments; they
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