# Urban and Rural Development Challenges

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/urban-and-rural-development-challenges/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the challenges and complexities of urban poverty, slum upgrading, housing policy, informal settlements, and sustainable development in developing countries. It delves into issues such as land tenure, community participation, health equity, and poverty alleviation within the context of rapid urbanization and its impact on marginalized populations. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | t12147 |
| Works | 22 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 22.

- [The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-history-geography-and-sociology-of-slums-and-the-health-problems-of-people/)
- [Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan: results of pre-COVID and COVID-19 lockdown stakeholder engagements](https://scholariq.org/papers/impact-of-the-societal-response-to-covid-19-on-access-to-healthcare-for-non/)
- [Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums](https://scholariq.org/papers/improving-the-health-and-welfare-of-people-who-live-in-slums/)
- [The Changing Problem of Overcrowded Housing](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-changing-problem-of-overcrowded-housing/)
- [Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on routine immunisation in Karachi, Pakistan](https://scholariq.org/papers/impact-of-covid-19-lockdown-on-routine-immunisation-in-karachi-pakistan/)
- [Dynamic sustainability performance during urbanization process between BRICS countries](https://scholariq.org/papers/dynamic-sustainability-performance-during-urbanization-process-between-brics/)
- [Historicizing housing typologies: beyond welfare state regimes and varieties of residential capitalism](https://scholariq.org/papers/historicizing-housing-typologies-beyond-welfare-state-regimes-and-varieties-of/)
- [The Filtering of Households and Housing Units](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-filtering-of-households-and-housing-units/)
- [More Mortgages, More Homes? The Effect of Housing Financialization on Homeownership in Historical Perspective](https://scholariq.org/papers/more-mortgages-more-homes-the-effect-of-housing-financialization-on/)
- [Opportunities and barriers to effective operation and maintenance of public toilets in informal settlements: perspectives from toilet operators in Kampala](https://scholariq.org/papers/opportunities-and-barriers-to-effective-operation-and-maintenance-of-public/)
- [Environmental perception during rapid population growth and urbanization: a case study of Dhaka city](https://scholariq.org/papers/environmental-perception-during-rapid-population-growth-and-urbanization-a-case/)
- [Re-conceptualizing sustainable urban sanitation in Uganda: why the roots of ‘Slumification’ must be dealt with](https://scholariq.org/papers/re-conceptualizing-sustainable-urban-sanitation-in-uganda-why-the-roots-of/)
- [Urbanization and Environmental Problem: An Empirical Study In Sylhet City,Bangladesh](https://scholariq.org/papers/urbanization-and-environmental-problem-an-empirical-study-in-sylhet-city/)
- [Meeting the Urban Challenge: Adapting Humanitarian Efforts to an Urban World](https://scholariq.org/papers/meeting-the-urban-challenge-adapting-humanitarian-efforts-to-an-urban-world/)
- [Temples of Mammon: The Architecture of Banking](https://scholariq.org/papers/temples-of-mammon-the-architecture-of-banking/)

## Topic primary papers

- [Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan: results of pre-COVID and COVID-19 lockdown stakeholder engagements](https://scholariq.org/papers/impact-of-the-societal-response-to-covid-19-on-access-to-healthcare-for-non/)
- [Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums](https://scholariq.org/papers/improving-the-health-and-welfare-of-people-who-live-in-slums/)
- [Environmental perception during rapid population growth and urbanization: a case study of Dhaka city](https://scholariq.org/papers/environmental-perception-during-rapid-population-growth-and-urbanization-a-case/)
- [Urbanization and Environmental Problem: An Empirical Study In Sylhet City,Bangladesh](https://scholariq.org/papers/urbanization-and-environmental-problem-an-empirical-study-in-sylhet-city/)
- [“Here, your only relative is money…” why slum social networks do not facilitate neighborhood community development: insights through a sanitation lens](https://scholariq.org/papers/here-your-only-relative-is-money-why-slum-social-networks-do-not-facilitate/)
- [Gender Dynamics in Urban Space Usage: A Case Study of Tebessa’s Historic City Centre, Algeria](https://scholariq.org/papers/gender-dynamics-in-urban-space-usage-a-case-study-of-tebessa-s-historic-city/)
- [Janata Hotel, Delhi](https://scholariq.org/papers/janata-hotel-delhi/)
- [Correction: “Here, your only relative is money?” why slum social networks do not facilitate neighborhood community development: insights through a sanitation lens](https://scholariq.org/papers/correction-here-your-only-relative-is-money-why-slum-social-networks-do-not/)

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