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Slum Upgrading

Slum Upgrading is an integrated urban development intervention that, through mainly in-situ and participatory improvements to the physical, social, economic, and legal conditions of informal settlements, seeks to enhance residents’ living standards and secure tenure while incorporating these areas into the formal urban fabric.

182

Publications

8.9K

Citations

344

Authors

183

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

57

Variants

Informal Settlement Upgrading

Parents

Children

Publications

182

‘Urban Transformation’ as State-led Property Transfer: An Analysis of Two Cases of Urban Renewal in Istanbul

Tuna Kuyucu, Özlem Ünsal · Urban Studies · 2010 · 379 citations

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Families of the Slums: An Exploration of Their Structure and Treatment.

Edgar Z. Friedenberg, Salvador Minuchin · American Sociological Review · 1968 · 365 citations

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The Dream of Delhi as a Global City

Véronique Dupont · International Journal of Urban and Regional Research · 2011 · 255 citations

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Formalizing the Informal: Understanding the Position of Informal Settlements and Slums in Sustainable Urbanization Policies and Strategies in Bandung, Indonesia

Paul Jones · Sustainability · 2017 · 187 citations · Full text

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The Slum Upgrading Myth

Herbert H. Werlin · Urban Studies · 1999 · 175 citations

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Authors

344

  1. SB
    Sundar Burra

    Sun Pharma Advanced Research (India), India

    4 publications · 361 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. SB
    Somsook Boonyabancha

    Thai Health Promotion Foundation, Thailand

    3 publications · 344 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. MH
    Marie Huchzermeyer

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    3 publications · 152 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. SP
    Sheela Patel

    Sun Pharma Advanced Research (India), India

    3 publications · 247 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. BK
    Bruce K. Ferguson

    University of Georgia, United States

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

183

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    236 citations

  2. Sun Pharma Advanced Research (India)

    Mumbai, India

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    370 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    204 citations

  4. Asian Institute of Technology

    Pathum Thani, Thailand

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    255 citations

  5. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    139 citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    274 citations

  7. Universidade Federal do ABC

    Santo André, Brazil

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    57 citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    673 citations

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Venues

  1. Habitat International

    23 publications · 1.4K citations

    19

    h-index

  2. Environment and Urbanization

    20 publications · 1.3K citations

    17

    h-index

  3. Cities

    9 publications · 489 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. Urban Studies

    6 publications · 697 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Third World Planning Review

    4 publications · 80 citations

    4

    h-index

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