Search for dissertations about: "self help housing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words self help housing.

  2. 1. Organized self-help housing as an enabling shelter & development strategy. Lessons from current practice, institutional approaches and projects in developing countries

    Author : Ivette Arroyo; Boende och bostadsutveckling; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Organized self-help housing; planing; capabilities approach; dweller-control; spatial agency; collective efficacy; community development; empowerment;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to develop better understanding on organized self-help housing as an enabling shelter and development strategy to overcome poverty and build more resilient communities. The study addresses organized self-help housing from three different perspectives: a) current practice in developing countries; b) institutional approaches; and, c) the organized self-help housing process. READ MORE

  4. 2. Housing clusters for densification within an upgrading strategy : the case of Kampala, Uganda

    Author : Assumpta Nnaggenda-Musana; Dick Urban Vestbro; Tumsifu Nnkya; KTH; []
    Keywords : low-income housing; home-based enterprises; house types; residential density; urban sprawl; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    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

  5. 3. Living in Unauthorized Settlements-Housing Improvement and Social Participation in Bolivia

    Author : Graciela Landaeta; Boende och bostadsutveckling; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Town and country planning; Bolivia Cochabamba Discourse; Power and Knowledge Housing Needs Housing Policy Land Tenure Low-Income Housing Public Participation Regularization Self-Help Housing; Stads- och glesbygdsplanering;

    Abstract : Views and proposals on housing improvement and social participation in Latin America have gone through changes in the last decades. These changes are noteworthy. In general, the population living in settlements scheduled to be upgraded, and the people target for participatory action, did not have much say in policy making. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Income Taxation and Wealth Inequality

    Author : Jacob Lundberg; Håkan Selin; Spencer Bastani; Helena Svaleryd; Tomas Sjögren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public economics; income taxation; wealth inequality; Laffer curve; redistribution; microsimulation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with inequality, redistribution and taxation, in particular the taxation of labour income and the distribution of wealth. Most of the analysis is focused on Sweden. The thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1: “Analyzing tax reforms using the Swedish Labour Income Microsimulation Model”. READ MORE

  7. 5. Medication management and patient compliance in old age

    Author : Anna Beckman Gyllenstrand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Medication management; patient compliance; aging; cognition; population-based study;

    Abstract : In old age, many physiological functions decrease and many older people also suffer from multiple chronic conditions. This leads to high drug consumption, but may also impair the ability to manage these medications. READ MORE