Integrated Approach to explore multidimensional urban morphology of informal settlements: The case studies of Lahore, Pakistan

MM Arif, M Ahsan, O Devisch, Y Schoonjans - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The understanding of urban morphology as a means of exploring the materiality of urban
areas has been an emerging practice amongst academics, but the reach of the methods in …

Place-making as an Approach to Develop Informal Housing Area's Urban Spaces

W Mehanna, W Mehanna - ACE: Arquitectura, Ciudad y Entorno, 2023 - revistes.upc.edu
Las zonas de viviendas informales existen en la mayoría de las ciudades del mundo, tanto
en los países avanzados como en los que están en vías de desarrollo. A pesar de los …

Object-based change detection of informal settlements

P Hofmann, G Bekkarnayeva - 2017 Joint Urban Remote …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Informal settlements and slums are increasing worldwide due to urbanization of poverty and
the lack of affordable housing in urban areas. Thus, informal settlements often appear …

[PDF][PDF] Adapting a composite street connectivity index as a spatial tool for approaching informal settlements in Egypt; Applied to Giza City

HA Elfouly - Int. J. Dev. Sustain, 2017 - isdsnet.com
Enhancing street connectivity has been recently adopted as one of the most significant
actions to improve the quality of life of the informal settlements. Respectively, it is deployed …

Low-Cost, Low Environmental Impact Streetscape in Egyptian Informal Residential Areas

K Ahmed Shawky - Engineering Research Journal, 2024 - journals.ekb.eg
Informal housing areas in Egypt are facing a lack of open spaces in the wake of increasing
urban density. The utilization of available space is crucial for improving the environment and …

[PDF][PDF] Optimizing the concept of place-making as a panacea for informality in urban areas of developing countries

ID Mngutyo, OA Jonathan - International Journal of Energy and …, 2015 - academia.edu
Informal settlements are pervasive in urban areas of developing countries. They dominate a
greater percent of the cities and are characterized by poor infrastructure supply, degraded …

[PDF][PDF] Exploring the heterogeneity of the street pattern of informal settlements on agricultural lands in Giza Egypt

HA Elfouly - Int. J. Dev. Sustain, 2017 - isdsnet.com
Given the dominance of informal settlements on the agricultural land, within the Egyptian
context, highlights the importance of studying and understanding them quantitatively …