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Gao, Jiaji, Fucun Cao, Dongqi Sun, Zhizhen Bai, and Zhihan Lang. "Composite Characteristic and Mechanism Analysis of Human Settlements in Jinan City Based on Demand Hierarchy Theory." Buildings 13, no. 7 (June 27, 2023): 1624. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071624.

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The composition of human settlements is important to resolving urban issues, such as land shortage, and to rationally distributing human settlements and social resources. Based on the demand hierarchy theory, this paper comprehensively used the methods of location entropy, information entropy, and geographic detector to analyze the characteristics and driving mechanism of the specialization, composition, and compatibility of human settlements at all levels. (1) The composite characteristics of human settlements were influential; that is, clear concentration differences were found among various types of human settlements, with the specialization of primary human settlements having the highest concentration. The specialization of human settlements was characterized as center–periphery; that is, the centrality of basic and high-level human settlements was obvious and the discreteness of primary human settlements was obvious. (2) The spatial differences in the north–central–south compositions of human settlements were also influential. These spatial differences showed that the composite characteristics of the basic high-level and intermediate high-level human settlements were similar, and the composite features were weakly affected by the scale of the elements. (3) Furthermore, single human settlements were dominant, and the multi-level human settlements that were compatible with the comprehensive composite form were the primary form of expression. The interactions between the primary and other human settlements were relatively high. Finally, (4) the high-level human settlement elements and regional economic vitality were the dominant factors of the composite characteristic heterogeneity of human settlements. Residential self and social attributes have an impact on the diversity of their needs, and they interact with human settlements through human settlement elements. The results of the study are of great significance to the rational allocation of human settlements and the promotion of the composition of human settlements.
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Zhang, Chunmei, and Lingen Wang. "Evaluating the Health of Urban Human Settlements." Sustainability 15, no. 4 (February 7, 2023): 3042. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15043042.

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The design and dynamics of a human settlement affect the health of its residents; for example, high-quality human settlements can improve the health of their residents. Accordingly, it is important to evaluate and improve the quality of human settlements, especially from a health perspective. Taking on this task, this study applied an entropy method and spatial autocorrelation analysis to evaluate the human settlement quality of 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning Province. The results provided the following three main insights. (1) The settlements were of ordinary quality and effective measures should be taken to improve their quality. (2) Regarding spatial characteristics, from 2009 to 2019, these settlements showed clear regional differentiation, with a low spatial distribution in the east, high spatial distribution in the west, high spatial distribution in the middle, and slightly lower spatial distribution at both ends. These characteristics reflect imbalances in the quality of the regional human settlements. (3) Regarding subsystem evolution characteristics, the quality of the settlements showed clear systematic differentiation during the evaluation period. In response to these findings, this paper proposes effective measures to improve the quality of urban human settlements and provides theoretical support for the healthy development of such settlements, including the revitalization and development of old industrial bases.
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Van Den Hoek, Jamon, and Hannah K. Friedrich. "Satellite-Based Human Settlement Datasets Inadequately Detect Refugee Settlements: A Critical Assessment at Thirty Refugee Settlements in Uganda." Remote Sensing 13, no. 18 (September 8, 2021): 3574. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs13183574.

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Satellite-based broad-scale (i.e., global and continental) human settlement data are essential for diverse applications spanning climate hazard mitigation, sustainable development monitoring, spatial epidemiology and demographic modeling. Many human settlement products report exceptional detection accuracies above 85%, but there is a substantial blind spot in that product validation typically focuses on large urban areas and excludes rural, small-scale settlements that are home to 3.4 billion people around the world. In this study, we make use of a data-rich sample of 30 refugee settlements in Uganda to assess the small-scale settlement detection by four human settlement products, namely, Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development settlement extent data (GRID3-SE), Global Human Settlements Built-Up Sentinel-2 (GHS-BUILT-S2), High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) and World Settlement Footprint (WSF). We measured each product’s areal coverage within refugee settlement boundaries, assessed detection of 317,416 building footprints and examined spatial agreement among products. For settlements established before 2016, products had low median probability of detection and F1-score of 0.26 and 0.24, respectively, a high median false alarm rate of 0.59 and tended to only agree in regions with the highest building density. Individually, GRID3-SE offered more than five-fold the coverage of other products, GHS-BUILT-S2 underestimated the building footprint area by a median 50% and HRSL slightly underestimated the footprint area by a median 7%, while WSF entirely overlooked 8 of the 30 study refugee settlements. The variable rates of coverage and detection partly result from GRID3-SE and HRSL being based on much higher resolution imagery, compared to GHS-BUILT-S2 and WSF. Earlier established settlements were generally better detected than recently established settlements, showing that the timing of satellite image acquisition with respect to refugee settlement establishment also influenced detection results. Nonetheless, settlements established in the 1960s and 1980s were inconsistently detected by settlement products. These findings show that human settlement products have far to go in capturing small-scale refugee settlements and would benefit from incorporating refugee settlements in training and validating human settlement detection approaches.
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Muchammad Yunus, Indra Prasetyo, and Muninghar. "ANALISIS PENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI, PENGEMBANGAN KARIR DAN MOTIVASI KERJA TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA PEGAWAI DINAS PERUMAHAN RAKYAT KAWASAN PERMUKIMAN DAN CIPTA KARYA KABUPATEN SUMENEP." EKONOMIKA45 : Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen, Ekonomi Bisnis, Kewirausahaan 9, `1 (December 1, 2021): 22–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.30640/ekonomika45.v9i2.172.

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The purpose of this study are : 1) describe the organizational culture, career development, work motivation and job satisfaction of the employees of the Public Housing Service of the Settlement Areas and Human Settlements of Sumenep Regency; 2) Test and analyze the relationship of influence simultaneously which is significant organizational culture, career development and work motivation on job satisfaction of employees of the Department of Housing and Human Settlements, Sumenep Regency; 3) Test and analyze the relationship between the influence of organizational culture and job satisfaction of employees of the Public Housing Service of the Settlement Areas and Human Settlements of Sumenep Regency. 4) Test and analyze the relationship between the influence of career development and job satisfaction of the employees of the Public Housing Service for Settlement Areas and Human Settlements of Sumenep Regency; 5) Test and analyze the relationship between the influence of work motivation and job satisfaction of employees of the Public Housing Service of the Settlement Areas and Human Settlements of Sumenep Regency.
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Ran, Duan, Qiyu Hu, and Zhanlu Zhang. "Spatial–Temporal Evolution, Impact Mechanisms, and Reclamation Potential of Rural Human Settlements in China." Land 13, no. 4 (March 28, 2024): 430. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land13040430.

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In China’s pursuit of modernization, the government has introduced the rural revitalization strategy to combat rural decline, foster balanced urban–rural development, and reduce the urban–rural gap. Rural human settlements, as key components of this strategy, play a vital role. This paper examines the types and characteristics of human–earth relationships within rural settlements, emphasizing their significance. Using national land use and population census data, we analyze the spatiotemporal evolution of rural settlements at the county level, investigating landscape pattern changes, assessing the degree of coupling coordination between rural population and settlements, categorizing relationship types and features, and estimating the potential for remediation. Our findings reveal a growing trend in the scale of rural human settlements, particularly sourced from arable land, with significant expansions observed in the North China Plain and Northeast Plain, indicating potential for farmland reclamation and village consolidation. Landscape patterns of rural human settlements exhibit increased fragmentation, complex shapes, and aggregation. We categorize the utilization of rural human settlements into two types, each with four distinct features: human–land coordination is observed in regions characterized by either a higher rural population and larger rural settlement areas, or lower rural population and smaller rural settlement areas. Human–land trade-offs are evident in areas where there is either a higher rural population and smaller rural settlement areas, or lower rural population and larger rural settlement areas. This provides valuable insights for the Chinese government’s context-specific implementation of the rural revitalization strategy. It also serves as an experiential reference for the governance of rural human settlements in other developing countries.
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Liu, He, and Xueming Li. "Understanding the Driving Factors for Urban Human Settlement Vitality at Street Level: A Case Study of Dalian, China." Land 11, no. 5 (April 27, 2022): 646. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11050646.

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Vitality can effectively test the quality of regional space, put forward the concept of urban human settlement vitality, and explore the development status of urban human settlement vitality space, which is of great significance in promoting the high-quality development of urban human settlements. By constructing an evaluation index system of urban human settlement vitality and comprehensively using projection pursuit models, spatial correlation analysis, and spatial measurement models, the spatial pattern and influencing factors of the vitality of urban human settlements in the four districts of Dalian were studied. The results are as follows: (1) The spatial differentiation characteristics of the vitality of urban human settlements in Dalian are remarkable. Overall, it gradually decreased from the city center to the administrative boundary. (2) The spatial dependence of the vitality of urban human settlements among regions is relatively strong, with a more obvious “Matthew effect”. Among them, urban human settlement vitality hot spots were mainly distributed in the southeast of Dalian, showing a concentrated distribution trend, while the cold spots were distributed in the northern fringe area of Dalian, with spatial homogeneity characteristics. (3) Topography, ecological environment, social economy, commercial development, spatial structure, spatial form, regional scale, etc. have different impacts on the vitality of urban human settlements.
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Chen, Huirong, Jianzhong Yang, and Jinliang Wang. "Spatio-Temporal Pattern and Vulnerability Assessment of the Human Settlements along the Beibu Gulf Coast of Guangxi, China." Sustainability 16, no. 6 (March 17, 2024): 2490. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16062490.

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Human settlement development is intricately linked to production and life, and development quality is a partial indicator of the local community’s social, economic, cultural, and environmental progress. Furthermore, the human settlements’ vulnerability affects their sustainable development potential. Due to the “One Belt, One Road” initiative and land and sea corridor development in southwestern China, the Beibu Gulf coast in Guangxi is the sole waterway bridgehead used by China for opening trade with ASEAN. By examining the region’s human settlements and its potential for sustainable development, we established a benchmark for the region’s seaward economy and human settlements to achieve synergistic progress, as well as to enhance regional integration. Based on the systematic evaluation of the quality of human settlements along the Beibu Gulf coast in Guangxi, the vulnerability assessment model of human settlement was adopted to analyse the vulnerability and spatial–temporal patterns of nearby human settlements in 2010–2019, while the multiple linear regression model was used to explore their influencing factors. Our findings indicate that the quality of human settlements in the study area has experienced three distinct stages. In the early stage (2010–2012), we noted an overall year-on-year increase in settlement quality. However, in the middle stage (2013–2016), Fangchenggang and Beihai experienced a decline followed by an increase, while Qinzhou demonstrated a steady growth in settlement quality. Qinzhou continued to experience growth, albeit at a slower rate, while Fangchenggang’s rate of increase surpassed that of Beihai. The human settlements’ high-quality centre shifted between Qinzhou and Fangchenggang in the late stage (2017–2019). Additionally, in recent years, the settlements’ high-quality centre has shifted towards the western part of the region. The habitat’s sensitivity has grown slowly, as has the responsiveness index, but the vulnerability index continues to decline, and it is characterised by a spatial differentiation ranging from low to high values in a centre–east–west direction. The region’s human settlement quality is primarily influenced by economic development. The region’s habitat vulnerability is primarily caused by responsibility, and the primary factors affecting responsibility are regional imbalances in social service development, the population’s welfare, and employment and infrastructure.
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He, Li Xia, Qian Zhang, and Tao Jiao. "The Relationship between Architectural Materials and Human Settlements." Applied Mechanics and Materials 672-674 (October 2014): 1843–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.672-674.1843.

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This paper expounds the relationship between architectural materials and human settlement and elaborates the importance of production, manufacturing, performance and quality of architectural materials in protecting the environment and improving human settlements proceeding from the impact of architectural material improvement on civil engineering projects and human settlements. In addition, this Paper expounds the development direction and importance of new architectural materials proceeding from resource and energy conservation, natural environment and ecological balance protection, sustainable development of civil engineering and human settlements improvement.
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Novitasari, V., Hardiyati, and N. Miladan. "Ekistics in plannned and unplanned settlement." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 778, no. 1 (May 1, 2021): 012016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/778/1/012016.

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Abstract Doxiadis (1969) in ekistics states that settlements are where people life and existence. Ekistics is one of the efforts that must be made to address the increasingly complex problems due to the increasing population growth and increasing land use Therefore, a settlement consists of the content (the content) that is human and where the physical human lives that include natural and man-made elements (the container). The formation of settlement morphology consists of planned and unplanned settlements, the method used in ekistics research in planned and unplanned settlements is the study of literature with descriptive analysis. Sampling used in this study is a planned settlement Kelurahan Baluwarti in Solo and an unplanned settlement that is a Kelurahan Gentan in kabupaten Sukoharjo. The result of this study is (1) The Concept of Ekistics exists in planned or unplanned settlements (2) The very noticeable difference between planned and unplanned settlements is the social condition of the community.
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Yang, Fan, Suwen Xiong, Jiangang Ou, Ziyu Zhao, and Ting Lei. "Human Settlement Resilience Zoning and Optimizing Strategies for River-Network Cities under Flood Risk Management Objectives: Taking Yueyang City as an Example." Sustainability 14, no. 15 (August 4, 2022): 9595. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14159595.

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The dense river network and large population in the southern region of China are vulnerable to flooding stress, which challenges the construction of human settlements. This paper analyzes the causes of flood risk and the dilemma of human settlement improvement in river-network cities, introduces the principle of resilience to human settlements, and conducts a quantitative study on the resilience of human settlements in river-network cities with the goal of flood risk management. Taking Yueyang city, a river-network city in the Yangtze River Basin, as the empirical research object, we conduct a flood resilience zoning of the human settlements based on the flood risk assessment model and use the GIS spatial overlay method to correct the resilience of the current human living space against the territorial spatial planning of Yueyang city. Ultimately, we propose a strategy for optimizing human settlements under flood risk management. The results show that (1) the highest-risk and high-risk areas of Yueyang city were mainly located in Dongting Lake and its interconnected water system, the southwest local area and the southeastern fringe, while the low-risk and lowest-risk areas were mainly located in the northeast local area and the northwestern fringe, with low flood stress risk. (2) The spatial system of human settlement resilience was constructed based on the flood risk assessment level. Among them, the human settlement flood resilience zoning of Yueyang city was divided into five categories from low to high: human settlement control zone, restriction zone, buffer zone, construction zone and expansion zone; the flood resilience zoning of Yueyang city’s current living space was divided into three categories from low to high: structure adjustment zone, flood restriction zone and development stability zone. (3) The specific control implementation and execution of the human settlements in Yueyang city mainly focus on the interrelationship between the risk of flooding in the watershed and the development of human activities through zoning regulation and collaborative management to optimize the human settlements. The study results can provide positive intervention and guidance for constructing urban and rural territorial spatial prevention planning and improving human living quality in river-network cities in China.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Human settlements"

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Smeddle-Thompson, Lisa. "Implementing sustainable human settlements." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20153.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In our rapidly urbanising world, the need for sustainable settlement planning, particularly for the poor in developing countries, is essential. In South Africa, apartheid spatial constructs segregated black population groups, denying them equal access to economic opportunities; housing; as well as basic and social services. After the first democratic elections in 1994, policy makers attempted to redress these inequalities. Though early housing policy aimed to provide secure tenure: permanent residential structures, and access to basic services for the poor, these policies failed to meet the objectives of the policy makers. In articulating that the state could not meet the needs of the homeless, and that housing for the poor should be delivered within a normalized market in order to attract private investment, these policies (which promoted private sector, contractor-driven development) only served to heighten inequalities previously entrenched by the apartheid regime. In 2004, after measuring delivery failures, policy makers empowered the state to become an enabler of subsidised and low-income housing delivery, rather than leaving housing provision solely to the market. The new policy included the use of multiple finance and delivery mechanisms, multiple housing typologies, and clearly expressed the need for capacity development. It also espoused the need for citizens to become participants in sustainable settlement delivery. Despite this, policy implementation continues to be fragmented and mostly ineffectual. Interviews, survey results and site visits reveal that there are some examples of integrated sustainable human settlements in the South African (SA) context. A few recent examples showcase better quality houses, a broader variety of housing options and typologies, better locations, functioning developmental relationships and the use of multiple financing mechanisms. Conversely, case studies and comparative analysis of developments reveal that most projects designated as Breaking New Ground (BNG) responsive by government officials (as defined in the study) fail to meet BNG policy objectives. This study argues that low-income housing provision continues to focus on the delivery of free-standing subsidy houses without providing a range of typologies and tenure options. It argues that basic and socialservice provision is intermittent and, at times, non-existent. It argues that current funding models for the development of sustainable human settlements in low-income communities are unable to meet basic needs within communities. It shows that skills scarcities within government prevent the acceleration of housing delivery and that participation strategies have failed to meet the policy objective of enabling citizens to become participants in sustainable settlement development. In conclusion, it recommends that the current focus on and allocations of subsidies toward ownership models for shelter and housing delivery be re-examined. It suggests that support should be provided for lending institutions to extend finance to creditworthy, low- and middle-income families. Additionally, accredited capacitybuilding programmes should be developed and funded for local authorities, enabling local government to be the sole driver of local development. It argues that capacity should be built in community organisations to speed up delivery processes, and recommends that provincial government’s power and authority be incrementally devolved to local government as capacity is increased within local authorities.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Weens die snelle verstedeliking in Suid-Afrika het die behoefte aan beplanning van volhoubare nedersettings noodsaaklik geword, veral vir armes in ontwikkelende lande. Tydens apartheid is gesegregeerde swart gemeenskappe gelyke toegang tot ekonomiese geleenthede, behuising, sowel as basiese en maatskaplike dienste ontneem. Na 1994 het beleidmakers gepoog om hierdie ongelykhede reg te stel. Hoewel vroeë behuisingsbeleid daarop gemik was om permanente residensiële strukture wat toegang tot basiese dienste sou verseker, het hierdie beleid egter gefaal. Toe die staat nie sy doelwitte kon bereik nie, is daar besluit om private beleggings te lok. Hierdie privaatsektor gedrewe beleid, wat ontwikkeling binne 'n genormaliseerde mark sou bevorder, het egter slegs gedien om ongelykhede te verskerp. Dit is dan ook dieselfde ongelykhede wat voorheen in die apartheidsbeleid verskans is. In 2004, na besef is dat verskaffing misluk het, het beleidmakers die staat bemagtig om te verseker dat gesubsidieerde behuising vir lae-inkomste groepe verskaf word, eerder as om behuising slegs aan die private sektor oor te laat. Die nuwe beleid het ingesluit die gebruik van verskeie finansiële en leweringsmeganismes, meervoudige behuising-tipologieë, en het duidelik die behoefte aan kapasiteitsontwikkeling vergestalt. Dit het ook die behoefte onderstreep wat daar bestaan vir landsburgers om deel te neem aan die proses van lewering van volhoubare nedersettings. Ten spyte hiervan is min sukses behaal. Hierdie studie voer aan dat daar 'n paar voorbeelde van geïntegreerde volhoubare menslike nedersettings in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks bestaan. Onlangse voorbeelde dui op huise van ‘n beter gehalte, 'n groter verskeidenheid van behuisingsopsies en tipologieë, geskikter ruimtes, die funksionering van die ontwikkelingsverhoudings en die gebruik van verskeie finansieringsmeganismes. Aan die ander kant, alhoewel regeringsamptenare die meeste projekte aanvaar as synde dat hulle voldoen aan die vereistes van Breaking New Ground (BNG), voldoen hulle nie aan die vereistes van die BNG se beleid nie. Hierdie studie voer aan dat die voorsiening van lae-inkomste-behuising bly fokus op die lewering van subsidies vir vrystaande huise sonder dat 'n reeks tipologieë en ook opsies ten opsigte van verblyfreg verskaf word. Basiese en maatskaplike diensvoorsiening is gebrekkig en soms totaal afwesig. Hierbenewens is die huidige finansiële modelle vir die ontwikkeling van volhoubare menslike nedersettings in lae-inkomste gemeenskappe nie in staat om in die basiese behoeftes van die gemeenskappe te voorsien nie. Dis duidelik dat ‘n tekort aan vaardighede binne die regering verhoed dat die lewering van behuising versnel en dat die strategieë vir deelname deur burgers aan die proses ook gefaal het. Ten slotte beveel hierdie studie aan dat die huidige stelsel vir die toekennings van subsidies vir die lewering van skuiling en behuising weer nagegaan word. Ondersteuning moet gegee word aan instellings wat finansiering voorsien en dit behoort uitgebrei te word na lae- en middel-inkomste families wat kredietwaardig is. Kapasiteitsbou-programme behoort geskep te word vir plaaslike owerhede wat dan alleen sal omsien na plaaslike ontwikkeling. Gemeenskapsorganisasies behoort ook bemagtig te word om leweringsprosesse te bespoedig. Die provinsiale regering se magte en gesag moet inkrementeel oorhandig word aan plaaslike regering soos kapasiteit binne plaaslike owerhede self uitbrei.
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Johnson, Charles David. "Critical natural resources in the Mesa Verde region, A.D. 600-1300 distribution, use and influence on Puebloan settlement /." Online access for everyone, 2006. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Spring2006/C%5FJohnson%5F042706.pdf.

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Baumli, Joseph Walden Potts Louis W. "Prairie trails, iron rails, and tall tales : the settling, town building, and people of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1839-1910." Diss., UMK access, 2004.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Dept. of History and School of Education. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2004.
"A dissertation in history and urban leadership and policy studies in education." Advisor: Louis W. Potts. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Feb. 22, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 363-372). Online version of the print edition.
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Ghunaym, ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd. "al-Mustawṭanāt al-basharīyah fī Dawlat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah." al-Kuwayt : Maktabat al-Falāḥ, 1985. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/21407375.html.

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Indonga, Simon Namwandi. "Community participation in sustainable human settlements : the case of Khomas Regional Council /." Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1054.

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Rounsefell, Vanda Barbara. "From egocity to ecocity : an ecological, complex systems approach to humans and their settlements." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2001. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phr8595.pdf.

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Zara, Hilda Maria Anna. "People-environment relationships in the context of informal settlements : the case of the communities of El Naranjal in Caracas, Venezuela." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659129.

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This qualitative case study aims to provide an understanding of people-environment relationships in El Naranjal, an expanding informal settlement in Caracas, Venezuela, against a backdrop of an episode of exceptionally intense rainfall that affected the north of the country in 2010. It is argued that the vulnerability of informal settlements to environmental risks such as weather-related events is shaped not only by the socio-economic particularities of the context in which these emerge, but also by the ways in which the inhabitants of these settlements experience, conceive and relate to their local environment. People-environment relationships are understood as multiple, complex and contextual, where environment comprises the physical, interpersonal, social and cultural aspects of the context that people interact with. The study demonstrates that an in-depth understanding of these relationships can be gained through exploring residents' experiences of place and communities in El Naranjal. Over a fieldwork period of eight months, data were gathered using in-depth and walking interviews, participant observation and group activities. Environment and environmental risks such as the impacts of rainfall were understood, experienced and related to differently by individuals with diverse needs and agendas. Residents' diverse experiences and responses are shaped by pre-existing issues of rapid irregular land occupation, socio-spatial segregation, poor infrastructure, lack of participation and government support within the communities of El Naranjal. This underlines some of the gaps between national policy-making on environmental, land tenure, risk management and community participation matters and residents' understandings and experiences of issues of their places and communities. Thus, this study emphasises the need to approach environmental risks as adding to, and amplifying the complex issues that residents of informal settlements deal with locally on a day-to-day basis. In doing so, it challenges views of informal settlement communities as homogeneous, illegal and paralysed by poverty. Instead, it highlights their central role in the making of cities, as well as their heterogeneity and capacity to innovate in the face of mounting risks.
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Indongo, Simon Namwandi. "Community participation in sustainable human settlements : the case of Khomas Regional Council." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3417.

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Thesis (MPhil (Public Management and Planning))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
This assignment presents the analysis of poor public participation in the Khomas Regional Council where there is a need for popular participation in the development initiatives and projects. Public participation, allows the public to participate in programmes and projects through established institutions and structures. The main objective of the study was to conduct three months’ internships to investigate the importance of community participation. The study envisaged assessing the effectiveness of the Council to deliver basic services such as drinking water, adequate shelter, and sanitation to the community by taking the limited resources into consideration. The study also analysed some challenges the Council is facing in the implementation of the sustainable human settlement projects. The complex and multidimensional nature of public participation is dealt with. As a result, participation can give women and other groups of people who are usually marginalized from the community activities the opportunity to influence development initiatives in their communities. In terms of design and methodology, the active participation and direct involvement as well as working with Council’s staff and the community at large formed the basis of the study. The survey on public participation conducted by Regional Council revealed that absence of public participation policy and legislation makes it difficult for Councillors to implement the public participation process. There is lack of information sharing and communication breaks down between councilors and residents. Lack of capacity building and resources for Constituency Development Committee members prevails in Khomas region. There is confusion regarding political meetings and there is also poor attendance to meetings. In addition, the study recommends that Council should forge a constant consultation and collaboration between the Regional Council and citizens. Establish mechanisms and structures through which citizens can initiate voluntary and interested groups to facilitate their participation in the Regional affairs. Create forums for meetings, workshops, seminars and conferences to discuss and debate pertinent issues. Strengthen the capacity of Regional Development Coordinating Committee (RDCC), Constituency Development Committee (CDCs) and other structures.
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Kovaříková, Kristýna. "Flight activity of bats in habitats with different represantation of human settlements." Master's thesis, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-257613.

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Bats are important part of diversity of mammal fauna and they are used as indicators of environment quality. Many bat species, even those regarded as forest dwellings, use human settlements as a roosts and shelters. The bat community structure and activity of particular species will be studied at different places in order to determine the influence of presence of human settlements on forest bats. Detectoring and recording of bat echolocation calls will be used as an effective method enabling to monitor the presence and activity of particular bat species in different habitats.
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Oltean, Ioana A. "Later prehistoric and Roman rural settlement and land-use in western Transylvania." Connect to e-thesis, 2004. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/971/.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Glasgow, 2004.
Ph.D thesis submitted to the Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, 2004. Includes bibliographical references. Print version also available.
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Books on the topic "Human settlements"

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Cirella, Giuseppe T., ed. Human Settlements. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5.

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Conferência, Brasileira para a. Habitat II (1996 Rio de Janeiro Brazil). More human settlements. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil: Federação Nacional dos Arquitetos e Urbanistas, 1996.

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Millea, Nick. Settlements. New York: Thomson Learning, 1993.

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United Nations Centre for Human Settlements., ed. Women and human settlements. Nairobi: United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), 1985.

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Kőszegfalvi, György. Településfejlesztés. Budapest: ELTE Eötvös, 1999.

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Kinsey, B. H. Characteristics and performance of settlement programs: A review. Washington, DC (1818 H St., NW, Washington 20433): Agriculture and Environment Division, Southern Africa Dept., World Bank, 1993.

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Grover, Neelam. Rural settlements: A cultural-geographical analysis : a case study of northern Haryana. New Delhi, India: Inter-India Publications, 1985.

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Oyeleye, D. A. Settlement geography. Yaba-Lagos, Nigeria: University of Lagos Press, 2001.

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Short, John R. Human settlement. Edited by Short John R. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

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Resettlement & Rehabilitation Authority of the North (Sri Lanka), ed. Programme framework for resettlement, rehabilitation, reconstruction & development, Mannar District, "Mannar plan". [Colombo]: Resettlement & Rehabilitation Authority of the North, 1998.

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Book chapters on the topic "Human settlements"

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Tolba, Mostafa K. "Human settlements." In Saving Our Planet, 187–96. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2278-8_17.

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Tolba, Mostafa K., and Osama A. El-Kholy. "Human settlements." In The World Environment 1972–1992, 505–27. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2280-1_17.

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Mariano, Bryan Joel S., Winifredo Dagli, and Giuseppe T. Cirella. "Adaptive Knowledge Sharing in Turbulent Times: Urban Disaster Risk and Knowledge Management." In Human Settlements, 29–42. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5_2.

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Shahanov, Veselin M., and Giuseppe T. Cirella. "Shelterbelt Planning in Agriculture: Application from Bulgaria." In Human Settlements, 139–54. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5_8.

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Czermański, Ernest, and Giuseppe T. Cirella. "Energy Transition in Maritime Transport: Solutions and Costs." In Human Settlements, 79–88. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5_5.

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Anh, Tran N., Ella Kozemko, and Giuseppe T. Cirella. "Research and Development Within Public Transport Systems." In Human Settlements, 59–76. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5_4.

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Purwanegara, Mustika S., Nurrani Kusumawati, Rini H. Ekawati, Herry Hudrasyah, and Giuseppe T. Cirella. "Synchronizing Agricultural Trade Regulations: Case Study from Subang Regency." In Human Settlements, 155–76. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5_9.

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Cirella, Giuseppe T., Samuel Mwangi, Katerina Streltsova, Solomon T. Abebe, and Alessio Russo. "Human Settlements: Urban Challenges and Future Development." In Human Settlements, 3–27. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5_1.

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Rosciszewski-Dodgson, Michael J., and Giuseppe T. Cirella. "The Pearl’s Social and Environmental Failures: Development Challenges." In Human Settlements, 215–34. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5_12.

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Mustofa, Ikrom, and Giuseppe T. Cirella. "Understanding the Disaster Risk of Human Settlements: Case Research." In Human Settlements, 43–57. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4031-5_3.

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Conference papers on the topic "Human settlements"

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Sengupta, Sailes K., Chandrika Kamath, Douglas N. Poland, and John A. H. Futterman. "Detecting human settlements in satellite images." In High-Power Lasers and Applications, edited by Theodore T. Saito and Monya A. Lane. SPIE, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.500370.

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Syamsiyah, Nur Rahmawati, and Suharyani. "Urban soundscape for sustainable human settlements." In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS 2021 (8th ICETIA 2021): Engineering, Environment, and Health: Exploring the Opportunities for the Future. AIP Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0195559.

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Šilhánková, Vladimíra. "Typology of Settlements Based on Climate Impact." In 2019 UBT International conference. University for Business and Technology, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.248.

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Variable climate conditions affect the environment both globally and locally, impacting considerably on human settlements. Location in the respective climate zone is therefore an important characteristic that largely determines the development or decline of a settlement unit. The lack of an empirical typology of settlements in terms of climate geography thus appears to be a factor limiting further research of the issue. The present paper sets out to outline the existing approaches to urban typology through the prism of climatic influences and changes. The study draws on available sources, summarizing observational data and examples from a geographical-historical perspective.
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Moisseev, Iouri Mikhailovich. "THE CAPABILITY OF SCIENCE TO GUIDE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT." In Themed collection of papers from Foreign International Scientific Conference « Science in the Era of Challenges and Global Changes» Ьу НNRI «National development» in cooperation with AFP (Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua). Мау 2023. - Caracas (Venezuela). Crossref, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.37539/230527.2023.98.18.023.

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Not only have hopes of solving human settlements problems by reviving market forces failed to materialize, but they have also led to further economic polarization and social segregation. As a result, the human settlements planning and management system faces the enormous task of ensuring harmony in the post-globalized world. The question is raised about capability of science to provide the grounded program guidelines to justify the healthy and harmonious development of human settlements.
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Forster, Bruce. "Global trends in remote sensing of human settlements." In IGARSS 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2010.5651672.

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Keskinen, Pietari, and Marko Nieminen. "Digital services for entrepreneurs in informal settlements." In AfriCHI '18: 2nd African Conference for Human Computer Interaction. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3283458.3283475.

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Trianni, G., E. Angiuli, G. Lisini, and P. Gamba. "Human settlements from Landsat data using Google Earth Engine." In IGARSS 2014 - 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2014.6946715.

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Muramatsu, Brandon, Andrew McKinney, and Peter Wilkins. "Implementing SpokenMedia for the Indian Institute for Human Settlements." In 2010 International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/t4e.2010.5550058.

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Zhang, Minghao, and Yanfeng Zhang. "Study on the human settlements of Chinese mining city." In 2011 International Conference on Multimedia Technology (ICMT). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icmt.2011.6002848.

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Moisseev, Iouri Mikhailovich. "Harmonizing Human Settlements Development By Climbing The Uncertainty Thresholds." In International Conference «Humanity in the Era of Uncertainty». European Publisher, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2021.12.02.68.

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Reports on the topic "Human settlements"

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Bai, Jie, Stéphane Milhaud, and Lou D’Angelo. Human Settlements in Mongolia: Strengthening Strategic Cities and Towns for Sustainable Territorial Development. Asian Development Bank, December 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/wps230588-2.

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This paper proposes an urban framework for Mongolia to promote balanced and sustainable territorial development. The framework addresses the dysfunctions in the urban hierarchy and settlement system of aimag and soum centers that emerged during the transition period following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and identifies what types of investment should be favored in these areas.
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Dasgupta, Anuttama, and Smitha N. Capacity Development Forum 2021 Proceedings. Indian Institute for Human Settlements, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/cdf08.2021.

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The Capacity Development Forum (CDF) is an initiative of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) that aims to bring together diverse stakeholders involved in capacity development (CD) in India into a ‘community of practice’ to consolidate learnings from across the country and around the world. The long-term objective of the forum is to create an open access repository of knowledge and set up a platform where CD practitioners can collaborate on making capacity development initiatives more effective.
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Surie, Aditi, Amlanjyoti Goswami, Amogh Arakali, Aromar Revi, Divya Ravindranath, Gautam Bhan, Geetika Anand Anand, et al. Towards a New Urban Practice: The Urban Fellows Programme 2016-2022. Indian Institute for Human Settlements, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/9788195847303.

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In 2022, the Urban Fellows Programme at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, completed six years with 227 graduates. Collectively written by Faculty and sta at IIHS, Towards a New Urban Practice marks this moment as a point of Reflection. Using the programme as an archive, the book reflects on questions of contemporary urban knowledge, interdisciplinary and southern urban pedagogy, what it means to teach about and from practice, and how our thinking on pedagogy needs to be equally rooted in questions of institutional design, operations, admissions, and the political economy of employment for new urban practitioners.
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Singh, Priya, and Vikas Singh. Beyond Binaries 2022: IIHS Annual Research Conference Proceedings. Indian Institute for Human Settlements, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/9788195648597.

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Urban ARC is the Annual Research Conference of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS). The sixth edition of the conference was conducted virtually from 13 to 15 January 2022 and focussed on the theme ‘Beyond Binaries: Towards new conceptual frameworks in the Urban’. The panels and sessions explored, built on and continued ongoing conversations around the idea of binaries, showcasing their fluidity, and the potential they offer for new conceptualizations. A wide range of themes, sectors, disciplines and methodologies was discussed. These Conference Proceedings feature the extended abstracts submitted by the selected participants for Urban ARC 2022.
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Hassell, James M., Salome A. Bukachi, Dishon M. Muloi, Emi Takahashi, and Lydia Franklinos. The Natural Environment and Health in Africa. World Wildlife Fund and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/10088/111281.

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Much of recent human development has come at the expense of Nature - undermining ecosystems, fragmenting habitats, reducing biodiversity, and increasing our exposure and vulnerability to emerging diseases. For example, as we push deeper into tropical forests, and convert more land to agriculture and human settlements, the rate at which people encounter new pathogens that may trigger the next public health, social and economic crisis, is likely to increase. Expanding and strengthening our understanding of the links between nature and human health is especially important in Africa, where nature brings economic prosperity and wellbeing to more than a billion people. Pandemics such as COVID are just one of a growing number of health challenges that humanity is facing as a result of our one-sided and frequently destructive relationship with nature. This report aims to inform professionals and decision-makers on how health outcomes emerge from human interactions with the natural world and identify how efforts to preserve the natural environment and sustainably manage natural resources could have an impact on human and animal health. While the report focuses on the African continent, it will also be of relevance to other areas of the world facing similar environmental pressures.
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Bhatikar, Tanvi. Cities in Flux 2023: IIHS Annual Research Conference Proceedings. Indian Institute for Human Settlements, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/9788195847341.

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Urban ARC is the Annual Research Conference of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS). The seventh edition of the conference was conducted virtually and in person from 12 to 14 January 2023 and focused on the theme ‘Cities in Flux’. The panels and sessions explored, built on and continued ongoing conversations around the broad spectrum of the nature of flux in and across our cities; and how to navigate these changes, our practices must be responsive, empathetic, and value-driven. A wide range of themes, sectors, disciplines and methodologies was discussed. These Conference Proceedings feature the extended abstracts submitted by the selected participants for Urban ARC 2023
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Dasgupta, Anuttama, and Smitha N. Capacity Development Forum 2023 Proceedings. Indian Institute for Human Settlements, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/cdf08.2023.

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The Capacity Development Forum (CDF) is an initiative of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) that aims to bring together diverse stakeholders involved in capacity development in India into a ‘community of practice’ to consolidate learnings from across the country and around the world into a strong and value-added network to consolidate learnings across the country and from around the world. The longer-term objective of the forum is to collaborate not only for making our Capacity Development practices better, but also to build and manage knowledge through research papers and action research projects and create a repository of knowledge on Capacity Development.
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Yadav, Mukesh, and Deepika Jha. Re-Examine the Model to Manage Revenue Court Cases in Uttar Pradesh. Indian Institute for Human Settlements, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/remmrccup03.2022.

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The Board of Revenue (BoR), Government of Uttar Pradesh, with the technical support of the National Informatics Centre (NIC)–UP, launched an online portal—Revenue Court Computerised Management System (RCCMS)—in the year 2013. Given the services offered by the portal, it is quite evident that the RCCMS has improved the transparency and efficiency in the functioning of revenue courts in Uttar Pradesh. Based on a study conducted by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), the team has found that this portal has the scope for further improvement, despite its technological advancements. This policy brief compares the national level portal (the Supreme Court) and one state (Madhya Pradesh) for such improvisation.
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Onyango, Roselyne, and Zsuzsanna Nyitray. The Conceptualisation and Regulation of APBET Schools in Kenya: Applying the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education. Edited by Juana Barragán Díaz and José Antonio Guevara. Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, July 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53110/ezqx6224.

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This report explores the categorisation and governance of 'Alternative Provision of Basic Education and Training' (APBET) schools within Kenya's educational framework. The report highlights the importance of aligning APBET schools with the Abidjan Principles to ensure they support public education effectively. It outlines the historical context of public education in Kenya, distinguishes between public and private education in terms of human rights, and delineates the state's obligations regarding both. The report also examines Kenya's legal definitions and regulatory approaches to different types of schools, emphasising the need for clear policies to address the role and regulation of APBET schools. Recommendations are provided to enhance the legal and policy framework, ensuring that APBET schools contribute positively to the educational landscape, especially in marginalised urban settlements.
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Yadav, Mukesh, and Deepika Jha. Decoding the Unique Codes for Revenue Plots in Uttar Pradesh. Indian Institute for Human Development, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/ducrpup02.2022.

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In 2018-19, the Government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) became the first state in India to assign a unique property code to every rural land parcel to ensure its exclusivity. The Unique Property Identification Code (UPIC) is a 16-digit code combining census village code, khasra/ gata number, division of khasra, and land type. It has been used as a common identification number to integrate various other land-allied applications such as Bhu-Lekh, Bhu-Naksha, RCCMS, PRERNA, and Anti-Bhu-Mafia in the state. This policy brief is a part of the study on land records modernisation aspects in UP conducted by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS). The study found that some aspects of the UPIC needed improvement. This policy brief also compares UPIC with the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN), launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, in some other states.
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