Automated Extraction of Slum Built-up Areas from Multispectral Imageries
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DOI: 10.1007/s12524-019-01066-7
Abstract: Slum areas are dense urban areas in which the building size is quite small, and the buildings are interconnected with each other. Also, there is a lot of variation in the texture of slum area… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; extraction; area; built areas ... See more keywords
Policy, politics and leadership in slum upgrading: A comparative analysis of Harare and Kampala
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2018.05.005
Abstract: Abstract Slum upgrading is one of the preferred options in dealing with ubiquitous informality in cities across the world. Drawing on experiences in two African cities namely Harare and Kampala; the article focuses on the… read more here.
Keywords: politics leadership; slum; slum upgrading; harare kampala ... See more keywords
Refusing a “City without Slums”: Moroccan slum dwellers' nonmovements and the art of presence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.02.014
Abstract: Abstract In June 2018, as a result of a program known as “Villes Sans Bidonvilles” (VSB) or “Cities without Slums,” the Kingdom of Morocco declared 58 of 85 cities across the country as slum-free. This… read more here.
Keywords: refusing city; without slums; slum; slum dwellers ... See more keywords
A model for leptospire dynamics and control in the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) the reservoir host in urban slum environments.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2018.05.002
Abstract: Leptospirosis is a zoonosis that humans can contract via contact with animal reservoirs directly or with water contaminated with their urine. The primary reservoir of pathogenic leptospires within urban slum environments is the Norway rat… read more here.
Keywords: norway rat; rattus norvegicus; rat rattus; slum environments ... See more keywords
How does Covid-19 affect urban slums? Evidence from settlement leaders in India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105304
Abstract: Slum settlements have received significant attention for their vulnerabilities to the spread of Covid-19. To mitigate risks of transmission, and alleviate economic distress associated with containment measures, public health experts and international agencies are calling… read more here.
Keywords: slum settlements; covid affect; affect urban; urban slums ... See more keywords
Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31848-7
Abstract: In the first paper in this Series we assessed theoretical and empirical evidence and concluded that the health of people living in slums is a function not only of poverty but of intimately shared physical… read more here.
Keywords: welfare people; improving health; people live; health ... See more keywords
Status and correlates of non-communicable diseases among children and adolescents in slum and non-slum areas of India's four metropolitan cities.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021932022000530
Abstract: The emergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in childhood poses a serious risk to a healthy adult life. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of NCDs among children and adolescents in slums and non-slums… read more here.
Keywords: slum; non communicable; among children; non slum ... See more keywords
Slum clearance in a ‘semi-colony’: coercion and restraint in policing practices in 1930s Shanghai
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DOI: 10.1017/s0963926824000609
Abstract: Abstract Slum clearances expose hostility between municipal authorities and residents fighting to claim urban space. In colonial contexts, these processes created conflicts between rulers and the ruled. Focusing on the ‘semi-colonial’ Shanghai International Settlement, this… read more here.
Keywords: slum clearance; slum; clearance semi; coercion ... See more keywords
Everyday resistance: exposing the complexities of participatory slum-upgrading projects in Nagpur
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DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2018.1562056
Abstract: Abstract This paper exposes practices of informal, everyday resistance by slum-dwellers against the implementation of large-scale public housing projects in India. During the last few decades, various large-scale urban projects have been implemented in order… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; housing; slum upgrading; slum ... See more keywords
Multi-scale feature fusion segmentation and lightweight ensemble deep learning approach for urban slum classification using satellite images
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DOI: 10.1080/19479832.2024.2396330
Abstract: ABSTRACT Although there are some drawbacks to satellite imaging, such as the difficulty in identifying slums in highly populated metropolitan areas, it is nonetheless a useful tool for preliminary screening and can support on-the-ground and… read more here.
Keywords: slum; segmentation; urban slum; classification using ... See more keywords
Quantifying Uncertainty in Slum Detection: Advancing Transfer Learning With Limited Data in Noisy Urban Environments
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DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2024.3359636
Abstract: In the intricate landscape of mapping urban slum dynamics, the significance of robust and efficient techniques is often underestimated and remains absent in many studies. This not only hampers the comprehensiveness of research but also… read more here.
Keywords: slum settlements; transfer learning; slum; uncertainty ... See more keywords