"The organised encroachment of the powerful"-Everyday practices of public space and water supply in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Planning Theory and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-420

  Hackenbroch, Kirsten ^a   Hossain, Shahadat ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appropriation; governance; power; public space; urban informality; water

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOW INCOME HOUSING; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; URBAN PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84866882024     PISSN: 14649357     EISSN: 1470000X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2012.694265     Document Type: Article

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