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Showing 1 to 20 of 269 for “"Lower income"”.
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Waiting for the bus : transportation and job accessibility issues in lower income communities
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.
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Perceptions of heritage and conservation control in lower-income communities : the case of Mamre
… appropriateness of conservation controls in low-income communities. The imposition of development controls is a limitation on the private rights of individuals in the interest of the public good. This is essential in order to preserve heritage resources for future generations. However, questions …
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A tale of two Sea Points: gentrification, supermarkets and food security for lower-income residents
… supermarket sector, for middle- and low-income households in Sea Point, an inner-city neighbourhood of Cape Town. This study used techniques including interviews, photography, mapping, food-price recording, document and archival research, and direct observation. It was discovered that …
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The economics of housing lower income populations in South Africa : challenges and opportunities in KwaZulu-Natal
… three million homes have been built for lower income households in South Africa, but as a result of population growth, immigration, increasing urbanization and systemic inefficiencies, such as corruption, the backlog of formal housing units stands at almost 1.5 million. This persistent …
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A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Dental Care Among Older Minority Adults Residing in Lower Income Communities
… barriers to the use of dental care among low-income minority older adults. Participants were recruited from low-income senior housing in Hartford, CT. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain data on demographics, oral health status, oral health knowledge and factors that …
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Chance to own : a consumer-based assessment of the Section 235 Program of lower-income home ownership
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1977.
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Wise women, complex challenges : barriers to success for lower-income microentrepreneurs in the San Francisco Bay Area
… will continue to be pursued by many lower-income women in the future. This study explores the role of barriers in the development and success of lower-income women's business ownership. Through a survey and in-depth interviews with clients of Women's Initiative for Self-Employment, a …
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A comparison of self-help lower-income housing in community-based and individualistic settlements in urban Mexico
This study compares housing in two lower-income self help settlement types -- community-based and individualistic -- in two contemporary Mexican urban settings: Mexico City and Tlalnepantla. The research investigates differences in housing design preferences of occupant-builders, reflections of …
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Preventing Crime in Communities: A Critical Analysis of Community Safety in a Lower Income Neighbourhood in Nairobi, Kenya
… as an approach to crime prevention in lower-income Nairobi, Kenya. Qualitative research took place in 2015 in Kibera, an informal settlement that is considered to have one of the highest crime rates in the city (SRIC, 2014).<br/><br/>This research identified the main crimes occurring in …
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Impact of Wastewater Effluent on Surface Water Resistomes in a Small Lower-Income Community with Deteriorated Sewage Infrastructure
… of a deteriorating WWTP serving a small, lower-income, community in a rural region of Virginia. Samples were collected monthly over a 12-month period. Multiple AMR indicators were assessed by bacterial culture, droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR), and DNA-sequencing. A …
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A systematic review of access to indigenous cultural heritage material among lower income families in South African archives, art galleries and museums
… to these materials is limited, particularly for lower-income families. To explore the challenges faced by lower-income families in accessing indigenous cultural heritage materials in archives, art galleries, and museums in South Africa, a systematic review was conducted. A qualitative research …
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A microeconomic analysis of household saving: a specific focus on the lower income categories and prospects of formalising informal saving in South Africa
… sale of agricultural produce or low wages and income generated from informal enterprises and services.The Income and Expenditure Survey data of South African households is used in this paper to analyse the behaviour of poor households. The households are divided into 10 quintiles; each quintile …
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The private market and the process of lower income urbanization in Colombia : the pirate housing submarket of Medellín (with related analysis of the pirate submarket of Bogotá.
Thesis. 1979. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Metropolitan Washington's fair share housing plan: potentials and limitations
… further undue concentrations of low and moderate income housing in the center of the area and to provide lower income families with housing opportunities in the area's suburban jurisdictions where many lower income jobs were being created. Reflecting these two objectives, both the original and …
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Urban environmental problems in Bangladesh: A case study of Chittagong City
… environmental problems in developing or low-income cities are localised, immediate and health threatening. Based on a broad spectrum household survey this thesis explores the residential environmental problems both at the household and neighbourhood levels in different residential areas of …
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Considering the steps that could be taken by formal financial service providers to ensure increased access, by low-income individuals, to bank accounts, and to extended financial services, products and initiatives.
… financial institutions are focusing on including lower-income individuals and households. This research discusses a number of tools, mechanisms and the intricacies related to pertinent conceptual frameworks to support the promotion of financial inclusion at the various stakeholder levels, and many …
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An investigation into the principles and management of assisted self help housing with specific reference to the Steenberg area a scheme, Retreat
… naturally enough is experienced by persons of lower income groups. The current backlog is estimated by a number of sources to be between 500 000 and 800 000 units nationally, and it is projected that in excess of 3 million units will be required by the turn of the century. The reasons for this …
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Essays in Public Finance and Environmental Policy
… aid and how barriers to take-up vary across the income distribution. Using applicant-level microdata from FEMA’s primary emergency relief program from 2002-2019, I find that lower-income households receive more aid in expectation, both conditional on applying and conditional on receiving aid. …
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Internal migration and the impact on the Driftsands Nature Reserve due to COVID 19: a case study perspective
… in cities that are rapidly urbanising in lower-income nations since urban growth rates frequently surpass rates of infrastructure development. (Capps, Bentsen, & Ramí, 2015). The effect of COVID-19 on lower-income households has also been detrimental in the Cape Metro. Due to the different …
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Social and spatial exclusion in a coastal area of Cape Town: The case of Kalk Bay, St James and Fish Hoek
… been diverse and integrated in terms of race and income. This research is concerned about the quality of these urban areas in light of numerous factors that have the potential to lead to social and spatial exclusion. The aim of this research is to focus on the coastal areas of Kalk Bay, St James …
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