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slum: a standalone construct

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slum1 CONSTRUCTSlumUN-HABITAT · DEVELOPMENT

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Development studies

an urban area whose residents lack one or more of durable housing, enough living space, safe water, sanitation or secure tenure.

In development studies, slum refers to an urban area whose residents lack one or more of durable housing, enough living space, safe water, sanitation or secure tenure. This meaning comes from UN-Habitat (2003) in The Challenge of Slums.[1]

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challenge2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructsdevelopment1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone constructdurable housing1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. UN-Habitat. (2003). The Challenge of Slums: Global Report on Human Settlements 2003. Earthscan Publications. ISBN 9781844070367

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