1st Edition
Basic Needs and the Urban Poor The Provision of Communal Services
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1984. The diverse problems suffered by the urban poor in Asia and the means by which their welfare levels can be raised are investigated comprehensively in this study. All chapters, written by specialists, deal with a particular subject but the general theme remains that the factors causing urban poverty and low income levels are interconnected and transmitted from one... Read more
1. Introduction P. J. Richards 2. Urban Poverty and Basic Needs: The Role of the Public Sector A. M Thomson 3. Urban Low-Income Housing in South-East Asia S. Yeh 4. Building Codes and Regulations in Low Income Settlements D. B. Cook 5. Health Care and the Urban Poor G. J. Ebrahim 6. Water Supply Issues J. Kirke and J. Arthur 7. Human Waste Disposal in Urban Areas J. Pickford 8. Schooling for the Children of the Urban Poor S. Chitnis and C. Suvannathat 9. Improving the Mobility of the Urban Poor G. Roth 10. Conclusions P. J. Richards; Index
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P. J. Richards, A. M. Thomson
