Strategies to Reduce Exclusion among Populations Living in Urban Slum Settlements in Bangladesh
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The health and rights of populations living in informal or slum settlements are key development issues of the twenty-first century. As of 2007, the majority of the world's population lives in urban areas. More than one billion of these people, or one in three city-dwellers, live in inadequate housing with no or a few basic resources. In Bangladesh, urban slum settlements tend to be located in low-lying, flood-prone, poorly-drained areas, having limited formal garbage disposal and minimal access to safe water and sanitation. These areas are severely crowded, with 4-5 people living in houses of just over 100 sq feet. These conditions of high density of population and poor sanitation exacerbate the spread of diseases. People living in these areas experience social, economic and political exclusion, which bars them from society's basic resources. This paper overviews policies and actions that impact the level of exclusion of people living in urban slum settlements in Bangladesh, with a focus on improving the health and rights of the urban poor. Despite some strategies adopted to ensure better access to water and health, overall, the country does not have a comprehensive policy for urban slum residents, and the situation remains bleak.
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Those living on the streets and in slums likely have a legitimate mistrust and fear of government and outsiders claiming to help.
“Those already living on the streets and in slums likely have a legitimate mistrust and fear of government and outsiders claiming to help, since these institutions can be perceived as oppressive and interested in stymying political opposition [23, 24].”
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The Results sections on eviction and housing policy describe government evictions of slum residents and the government's disregard of their protests, supporting a basis for fear of government. The paper does not report mistrust of outsiders claiming to help, an interest in suppressing political opposition, or findings about people living on the streets. Page numbers are not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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- Authors
- Rashid, S. F.
- Affiliations
- BRAC University (BD)
- Corresponding author
- Rashid, Sabina Faiz
- ORCID
- Rashid, Sabina Faiz
- Venue
- Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2009-09-16
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 574-86
- ISSN
- 1606-0997 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2928105
- OpenAlex
- W2100903003
- Cited by
- 139
- References
- 18
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- FWCI
- 18.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- TSpace (University of Toronto) (submittedVersion)
- Bioline International (Bioline International) (submittedVersion)
- BRAC University Institutional Repository (BRAC University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- World Health Organization
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Latin American Urban Studies
- Keywords
- urban slums, social exclusion, urban poverty, informal settlements, access to water and sanitation, overcrowding, disease transmission, Bangladesh
- MeSH terms
- Anthropology, Cultural, Bangladesh, Developing Countries, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Housing, Humans, Poverty Areas, Prejudice, Sanitation, Urban Health, Urban Population, Urban Renewal, Private Sector, Organizational Case Studies, Healthcare Disparities
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