Building resilience in urban slums: exploring urban poverty and policy responses amid crises

Discover Global Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

The rapid urbanization of the Global South has intensified challenges faced by urban slum communities, leaving them particularly vulnerable to socioeconomic shocks. Despite growing attention poverty in these regions, limited research explores how such intertwined with shocks during crises like COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims fill this gap examining experiences residents Bangladesh pandemic through lens social exclusion theory and resilience, focusing on role governmental responses. employed a qualitative approach, incorporating in-depth interviews, key informant focus group discussions, observation methods, thematic analysis achieve its objectives. findings reveal that critically threatened income food security poor. Moreover, found many had leave cities, exclusion, experienced digital divide. Findings highlight significant shortcomings government measures, emphasizing need for stronger safety net programs, public–private partnerships, economic resilience strategies. emphasizes importance building fostering sustainable development addressing multi-dimensional vulnerabilities communities. provides insights into crisis management building, offering evidence-based recommendations mitigating effects enhancing sustainability.

Language: Английский

A comprehensive review of flood monitoring and evaluation in Nigeria

International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 8, 2025

Language: Английский