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  2. Slum - Wikipedia

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    Similarly slum upgrading efforts in Philippines, [256] [257] [page needed] India [258] and Brazil [259] [260] have proven to be excessively more expensive than initially estimated, and the condition of the slums 10 years after completion of slum upgrading has been slum like.

  3. Slum clearance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Slum clearance in the United States has been used as an urban renewal strategy to regenerate derelict or run-down districts, often to be replaced with alternative developments or new housing. Early calls were made during the 19th century, although mass slum clearance did not occur until after World War II with the introduction of the Housing ...

  4. List of slums - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of slums. A slum as defined by the United Nations agency UN-Habitat , is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing, squalor, and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the percentage of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the developing world between ...

  5. Egypt builds new homes to replace crumbling slums - AOL

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    Like other residents of the Doueyka slum where homes have no running water and a rockslide killed about 130 people in 2008, Bayada's family has been offered a rental flat in the recently-opened ...

  6. Slum upgrading - Wikipedia

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    Slum upgrading is an integrated approach that aims to turn around downward trends in an area. These downward trends can be legal (land tenure), physical ...

  7. Slums in Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    Slums in Manila can be found in four main types of locations: [8] by a river or near coastal areas; by an infill or a dumpsite; by heavily travelled roads; by road corners and intersections; A common characteristic of slums is their close proximity to commercial hubs due to employment opportunities close by.

  8. Informal housing - Wikipedia

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    The term "informal housing" is useful in capturing the informal population other than those living in slum settlements or shanty towns. UN-Habitat more narrowly defines slum housing as lacking at least one of the following criteria: durability, sufficient living space, safe and accessible water, adequate sanitation, and security of tenure. [4]

  9. Movie Review: Daniel Kaluuya builds a compelling near-future ...

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    In this world, the have-nots are crammed together in hellish Brutalist high-rises, a slum-like development that its residents call “The Kitchen.” Movie Review: Daniel Kaluuya builds a ...