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
Making COVID-19 prevention etiquette of social distancing a reality for the homeless and slum dwellers in Ghana: lessons for consideration
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2020.1789854
Abstract: ABSTRACT As the world awaits a cure or a vaccine for the deadly Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), prevention etiquette of social distancing is being championed as a mechanism of reducing the rate of infections. This prevention… read more here.
Keywords: social distancing; etiquette social; prevention etiquette; slum dwellers ... See more keywords
COVID-19 experience among slum dwellers in Nairobi: A double tragedy or useful lesson for public health reforms?
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DOI: 10.1177/0020872820944997
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the socio-economic and health dimensions of many societies across the world. For those in urban informal settlements, direct and indirect negative impacts of the pandemic and the resulting government policies… read more here.
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Unintended socio-economic and health consequences of COVID-19 among slum dwellers in Kampala, Uganda
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12453-6
Abstract: Background To reduce the spread of COVID-19, several countries in Africa instituted countrywide lockdowns and other public health measures. Whereas lockdowns contributed to the control of the pandemic, there were concerns about the unintended consequences… read more here.
Keywords: slum dwellers; health; economic health; health consequences ... See more keywords