Search for dissertations about: "Urban Housing"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 127 swedish dissertations containing the words Urban Housing.
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11. Housing clusters for densification within an upgrading strategy : the case of Kampala, Uganda
Abstract : The process of urbanisation in the urban centres of most sub-Saharan African countries has been brought about by numerous factors including rural to urban migration, natural increase in population, and in-migration. In Uganda due to these factors the capital city Kampala is growing rapidly. READ MORE
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12. New urban horizons in Africa : A critical analysis of changing land uses in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Abstract : African cities increasingly aspire global recognition and this has prompted a rapid transformation of the built environment in many urban locales. This thesis provides empirical and conceptual insights into this recent trend through a critical analysis of contemporary land use changes in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. READ MORE
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13. Influence and Invisibility : Tenants in Housing Provision in Mwanza City, Tanzania
Abstract : A high proportion of urban residents in Tanzanian cities are tenants who rent rooms in privately owned houses in unplanned settlements. However, in housing policy and in urban planning rental tenure gets very little attention. This study focuses on the reasons for and consequences of this discrepancy between policy and practice. READ MORE
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14. The spatial manifestation of inequality : residential segregation in Sweden and its causes
Abstract : The thesis examines the relationship between income inequality and residential segregation in Swedish cities. In recent years, in Sweden, much attention has been given to the direction of causality from residential segregation to income inequality. READ MORE
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15. Dwelling on Substandard Housing : A multi-site contextualisation of housing deprivation among Romanian Roma
Abstract : This thesis explores the housing situation of Romanian Roma in recent times. Many Romanian Roma are relegated to inadequate living condi�tions, and this thesis seeks to further our knowledge of the spaces this group inhabits. READ MORE