The production of space in the negotiation of water and electricity supply in a bosti of Dhaka

Habitat International

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-77

  Hossain, Shahadat ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appropriation; Informal settlement; Negotiation; Space; Utilities

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; INFORMAL SECTOR; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 80053446400     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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