Local and participatory approaches to building resilience in informal settlements in Uganda

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 605-620

  Dobson, Skye ^a   Nyamweru, Hellen ^b   Dodman, David ^c  

^a Shack Slum Dwellers International   (South Africa)

^b National Slum Dwellers Federation of Uganda   (South Africa)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate change; federations; informal settlements; National Slum Dwellers Federation of Uganda; participation; resilience; Uganda; urban poor

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; POVERTY; URBAN AREA;

UGANDA;

EID: 84943239156     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247815598520     Document Type: Article

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