Urban informality as a site of critical analysis

N Banks, M Lombard, D Mitlin - The journal of development studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Across the Global South, the realities of urban informality are changing, with
implications for how we understand this phenomenon across economic, spatial, and political …

Navigating the city: Dialectics of everyday urbanism

C McFarlane, J Silver - Transactions of the Institute of British …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
How might we conceptualise and research everyday urbanism? By examining the making of
everyday life in a low‐income neighbourhood in Uganda, we argue that a dialectics of …

[图书][B] Fragments of the city: Making and remaking urban worlds

C McFarlane - 2021 - books.google.com
Cities are becoming increasingly fragmented materially, socially, and spatially. From broken
toilets and everyday things, to art and forms of writing, fragments are signatures of urban …

Human security of urban migrant populations affected by length of residence and environmental hazards

WN Adger, RS de Campos, T Siddiqui… - Journal of Peace …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
It is widely suggested that migration is a key mechanism linking climate change to violent
conflict, particularly through migration increasing the risks of conflict in urban destinations …

Are livelihoods of slum dwellers sustainable and secure in developing economies? Evidences from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in India

S Nayak, SS Jatav - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract Objectives We adopted the Sustainable Livelihood Security (SLS) approach to
assess the living conditions of slum dwellers in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Keeping the …

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Unpacking challenges and reflecting on unjust transitions

S Ahmed, KM Nahiduzzaman, MMU Hasan - Cities, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper initially provides a succinct overview of physical growth and socio-cultural
distinctiveness of Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)-shaped by its primacy in the …

[HTML][HTML] Locating agency at the urban grassroots: Resistance and reworking in the everyday politics of informal settlements

KN Fattah, P Walters - Geoforum, 2023 - Elsevier
Agency of the urban poor living in informal settlements in Southern cities can manifest in
numerous ways in their encounters and negotiations with the formal state and various other …

[HTML][HTML] Wellbeing and urban governance: Who fails, survives or thrives in informal settlements in Bangladeshi cities?

DJH Te Lintelo, J Gupte, JA Mcgregor, R Lakshman… - Cities, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•We analyse wellbeing priorities and satisfactions in seven informal settlements in
three Bangladeshi cities (Dhaka, Chittagong, Bogra)•Wellbeing priorities are similar across …

Clientelism and planning in the informal settlements of developing democracies

C Deuskar - Journal of Planning Literature, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The informal provision of benefits to the poor in exchange for political support, known as
clientelism, often provides access to land and services for the urban poor in informal …

Policy opportunities and constraints for addressing urban precarity of migrant populations

T Siddiqui, L Szaboova, WN Adger… - Global …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Addressing sources and drivers of precarity among marginalized migrant populations in
urban spaces is central to making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable for all. Yet …