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The Problems of Housing: The Case of the Marginalized in the City of Bangalore, India

  • Gowda, Krishne;Sridhara, M.V.
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.153-165
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    • 2013
  • Deficiency in access to housing is a major manifestation of poverty. In the city of Bangalore, the poor and the marginalized constitute nearly 30 percent of the 8.47 million population (2011 Census) and are living in the nearly 640 slums in addition to squatter settlements and pavements. The city sprawls over an area of 741 sq. kms (2007 estimates) and the poor have very little access to personal living space. According to the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Program guidelines, each household with four average members should have 25 sq. meters of living space. In the case of poor of Bangalore, the attainment of even this minimum is a far cry. In recognition of this acuteness with regard to the problem of housing, the government has introduced schemes like the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and the Rajiv Awas Yojana. And these schemes have witnessed only a limited success. Whenever the problem of housing for the urban poor is considered, the state and location of slums get into focus. The people living in slums are a crucial and inevitable support to the city economy. Relocation of slum people is fraught with loss of productivity and strain on the transport system and on the incomes of the poor. Their needs like housing, schooling, health centers, creches, hospices etc. have to be provided for. Financial support to the poor with regard to their housing needs will have to be imaginatively provided by banks and related institutions.

The Role of Digital Zakat Towards Economic Development at Slums in Indonesia

  • UTAMI, Pertiwi;Basrowi, Basrowi;NASOR, Muhammad
    • Asian Journal of Business Environment
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.45-51
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to reveal that digital Zakat has a role in economic development. Even when disasters hit densely populated areas in big cities, Zakat is distributed quickly and precisely. Research design, data, and methodology: This study uses literature studies with an approach to Islamic economics and sociology of society. The authenticity of this research is about the potential role of digital Zakat which can create sustainable economic development in slums. Result: The results of the study concluded that economic development in slums could be carried out if it collaborated with Zakat institutions which were carried out in several stages. The existence of sustainable solidarity is a serious threat in the effort to achieve development goals and this is very regrettable by almost everyone because it can increase economic inequality. Conclusion: Strategy development is obtained from empirical evidence, the construction of slums that have been carried out by other countries in various parts of the world who also have the same problem. Although statistically not analyzed the relationship between the potential for Zakat and the level of welfare of densely populated settlements, theoretically digital Zakat can be one of the pillars to achieve community welfare through the distribution of Zakat.

A proposal for empowering slum dwellers as a viable way of addressing urbanization challenges in Katanga slum, Kampala, Uganda

  • Omulo, Godfrey;Muhsin, Musinguzi;Kasana, Ismail;Nabaterega, Resty
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.432-438
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    • 2017
  • Slum settlement, a direct result of the rapid worldwide urbanization is a common site in most developing countries. Uganda is among the top African countries with high number of slums. The status of Katanga slum located in the low-lands between Mulago national hospital and Makerere University is a typical of many other slums within Uganda. This project proposal seeks to tackle urbanization challenges by specializing in slum upgrading as a sustainable way of curbing the menace. An integrated toilet, biogas, poultry and backyard gardening project is proposed as a channel of boosting the Katanga slum dwellers' economic, sanitation and domestic energy status. Designed to serve up to 30 households, the project will utilize residual wastes from poultry houses and toilets to produce biogas and slurry. The biogas yield will provide clean cooking fuel and energy for lighting, while the slurry used as organic fertilizers to improve vegetable yields. The social, economic and environmental impacts of the project will empower the vulnerable women and children within the slums and reduce water pollution and land degradation. This affordable project can be applied in developing countries experiencing slum settlement challenges as a strategy for reducing urbanization pressure.

Historical Implications of Residential Segregation in Busan, Korea (부산시 거주공간분화의 시대사적 함의)

  • Bae, Mi-Ae
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.477-494
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    • 2007
  • This paper offers a brief overview of the historical implications of residential segregation in Busan, Korea. It first reviews the history of residence from the early 1900s to the present and the transition of residential boundary of the City of Busan. It then considers the characteristics of residential segregation and the important factors in it. The social class of pre-industrial society led the inequality of residential areas around the Eubchee. The existed Korean residential areas were separated by newly built-up residential areas in the Japanese colonial era. After the liberation from Japanese Rule and Korean War, rapid population growth made considerable slums across the City of Busan. These slums were an important factor to segregate residential areas from prosperous areas ever afterward. The socio-economic status has related to residential segregation through the formation of differential housing classes since 1990s. The historial analysis of these periods will offer an insight into how the dominant factors lead residential segregation in a specific period by promoting a more socio-economically integrated society.

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A changing direction of Story Contents in Animation (애니메이션 스토리 컨텐츠의 전환)

  • Kim, Dong-Ok
    • Cartoon and Animation Studies
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    • s.6
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    • pp.23-33
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    • 2002
  • This study is for making new story contents in animation fields through recent theater's animation trends. It is the Anti-Disney which is totally different from the attribute of Disney animation. It has three results as following. The first, Anti-Disneymation reveals the realistic America's problems such as violence, adolescent's loneliness, the slums of black people, etc. Next, animation's main target changed from just for child to for adults using various story themes. Also, the main characters are no longer beautiful and charming one like Disney animation's one and it makes we look at the matter woman another angle and makes totally different story telling. By the results above, we might to making an effort in creating Korean style animation with lyrical expression and cultural assets.

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Awareness of Cervical Cancer among Couples in a Slum Area of Mumbai

  • Donta, Balaiah;Begum, Shahina;Nair, Saritha;Naik, D.D.;Mali, B.N.;Bandiwadekar, Anil
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.10
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    • pp.4901-4903
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    • 2012
  • To assess the awareness of cervical cancer among couples, data were collected from two urban slums community in Mumbai. A total of 1958 married women aged from 18 to 49 and their husbands were selected using simple random sampling. Women (37.7%) were significantly more aware of cervical cancer than husbands (8.7%). A slight agreement (kappa statistics=0.16) was observed between husbands and wives on awareness of cervical cancer. Significantly higher percentages of wives were aware of pap smear test than husbands. Overall, awareness of cervical cancer and pap smear test among couples is low. There is need to educate and motivate both of them to participate in cervical cancer screening program.

A Study on the Residential Environment Improvement Plan of Incheon Hoe Beak Village (인천 괭이부리마을의 주거환경개선 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Hee-Ra;Sohn, Jang-Won
    • Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2012
  • Hoe beak village (Donggu manseokdong, Akasaki Village) is the oldest slums in Incheon. Recently, 'Mixed residential environment improvement project' is being promoted as Aboriginal entire resettlement goals in place of 'new building reconstruction and redevelopment projects' knock down everything this hoe beak village existed already. Resident representatives meeting configuration goes, but still do business magazine in the right direction. Therefore, in this study, the proposed architectural solutions to meet the demand of residents on the research problems, performed in a manner that the local improved hoe Buri village residential environment improvement projects and analyze the current situation and characteristics. In this study, the following improvements are presented. Prepare guidelines and maintain design guidelines for maintaining the identity of the village, Improve continuous landscape of the village, Construction of mixed-use sanitation facilities, Using a mini-lot and Vacant for Ssamzie Park Development, Units of housing types for Shared housing and co-operation are proposed.

A Study of Environmental Sanitation on the Well in SeouI (도시 영세민 정호의 위생학적 조사)

  • 김영의;최덕일;이상남;최용어
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.36-40
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    • 1974
  • A Study on environmental sanitation on the well in Seoul was made to find the degree of Physio-chemical and Bacterial contamination. For this study 30 wells were located at Nokbundong Hongjaidong and Hongeundong from September 13 to 22 1971. As the results of this study the following conclusions were obtained. 1) Seventy per cent were being utilizing by from 10 to 50 households per well. 2) About 93 per cent of the wells were found to be dug out in Rocks. 3) Eighty-three per cent of the wells surveyed in the slums had a depth of water shorter than 20 cm. 4) The degree of Total Viable Bacteria contamination were high point $15{\times}10^2$ low point 13 and coliform bacteria were high point $79{\times}10^1$ low point 1 organism per ml. 5) Only 4 wells (13.3%) were able to drink but 26 wells (86.7%) were not drinking by physio-chemical and Bacterial contamination.

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An Analysis of the 'Mietskaserne' Blockhousing in the late 19th Century in Berlin -Remodeling of Hackesche Hoefe- (19세기 베를린 '미츠카제리네' 블록하우징에 관한 고찰 - Hackesche Hoefe 리모델링을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Myoung-Ju
    • Journal of architectural history
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    • v.13 no.1 s.37
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    • pp.71-81
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    • 2004
  • The $18^{th}$ century's Industrial Revolution brought about influx of commerce, industry, and agricultural population into the urban areas, entering the $19^{th}$ century. Quality of rural communities declined, and the exploding population in the cities gave rise to various problems. 'Mietskaserne' Blockhousing was constructed by the 'Hobrechtplan', but led to social problems such as poor living conditions, insufficient sunshine due to overcrowding, slums due to incomplete urban infrastructure, epidemics, and so on. Starting in the early $20^{th}$ century, Berlin has driven forward a remodeling plan under the motto of 'critical reconstruction (kritische Rekonstruktion)'. It is performed in the place, which represents the vicissitudinous history of Berlin with site plans coexisting past with presence, using modern vocabulary of architectural forms. Reconstructing a city is a process which not only raises the economic value of each building consisting a city, but also a redevelopment process that brings out cultural value of an era. When a new era emerges buildings get reconstructed or rebuilt, and thereby form the identity of a city by reflecting its society, culture, politics, economy, and history. Old German architecture were not destroyed or rebuilt recklessly just by the fact that they are functionally or aesthetically outdated. Each building is treated as precious cultural heritage reflecting the history. This is how Berlin is being transformed today.

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