Review of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlements

Wekesa, BWSteyn, GSOtieno, FAO2011-12-062011-12-062011-04Wekesa, BW, Steyn, GS and Otieno, FAO. 2011. Review of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlements. Habitat International, Vol 35(2), pp 238-2450197-3975http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197397510000652http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5370Copyright: 2011 Elsevier. This is an ABSTRACT ONLYThis paper advocates the need for building technologies that are responsive to the urban poor and their environment. These are technologies that empowers the urban poor communities to make their own contribution to the process of improving their living conditions and hence the quality of life.enInformal settlementsBuilding technologyPoor urban dwellersReview of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlementsArticleWekesa, B., Steyn, G., & Otieno, F. (2011). Review of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlements. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5370Wekesa, BW, GS Steyn, and FAO Otieno "Review of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlements." (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5370Wekesa B, Steyn G, Otieno F. Review of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlements. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5370.TY - Article AU - Wekesa, BW AU - Steyn, GS AU - Otieno, FAO AB - This paper advocates the need for building technologies that are responsive to the urban poor and their environment. These are technologies that empowers the urban poor communities to make their own contribution to the process of improving their living conditions and hence the quality of life. DA - 2011-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Informal settlements KW - Building technology KW - Poor urban dwellers LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 0197-3975 T1 - Review of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlements TI - Review of physical and socio-economic characteristics and intervention approaches of informal settlements UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5370 ER -