Children Of The Urban Poor

Author : Sheridan Bartlett,Roger Hart,David Satterthwaite,Ximena de la Barra,Alfredo Missair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134941452

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Cities for Children by Sheridan Bartlett,Roger Hart,David Satterthwaite,Ximena de la Barra,Alfredo Missair Pdf

Urban authorities and organizations are responsible for providing the basic services that affect the lives of urban children. Cities for Children is intended to help them understand and respond to the rights and requirements of children and adolescents. It looks at the responsibilities that authorities face, and discusses practical measures for meeting their obligations in the context of limited resources and multiple demands. While the book emphasizes the challenges faced by local government, it also contains information that would be useful to any groups working to make urban areas better places for children. Cities for Children begins by introducing the concept, history and content of children's rights and the obligations they create for local authorities. The volume then goes on to look at a variety of contentious issues such as housing, community participation, working children, community health, education and juvenile justice. The final section of the book discusses the challenge of establishing systems of governance that can promote the economic security, social justice and environmental care essential for the realization of children's rights. It follows through the practical implications for the structure, policies and practices of local authorities. Written by the top experts in the field of children's issues, and including a resource section which lists publications and organizations that can provide further information and support, this volume is a must for all involved in planning for, and the protection of, children within the urban environment.

Author : Francis E. Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429715693

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Children Of The Urban Poor by Francis E. Johnston Pdf

This book presents the results of a comprehensive longitudinal and cross-sectional seven-year study of the social ecology of growth and development of over 500 children living in a disadvantaged community on the edge of Guatemala City.

Author : Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0674044649

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Off the Books by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh Pdf

In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives. The result is a dramatic narrative of individuals at work, and a rich portrait of a community. But while excavating the efforts of men and women to generate a basic livelihood for themselves and their families, Off the Books offers a devastating critique of the entrenched poverty that we so often ignore in America, and reveals how the underground economy is an inevitable response to the ghetto's appalling isolation from the rest of the country.

Author : Archana Ghosh,S. Sami Ahmad,Shipra Maitra
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Municipal corporations
ISBN : 8170225515

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Basic Services for Urban Poor by Archana Ghosh,S. Sami Ahmad,Shipra Maitra Pdf

Author : Sheridan Bartlett,Roger Hart,David Satterthwaite,Ximena de la Barra,Alfredo Missair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134941520

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Cities for Children by Sheridan Bartlett,Roger Hart,David Satterthwaite,Ximena de la Barra,Alfredo Missair Pdf

Urban authorities and organizations are responsible for providing the basic services that affect the lives of urban children. Cities for Children is intended to help them understand and respond to the rights and requirements of children and adolescents. It looks at the responsibilities that authorities face, and discusses practical measures for meeting their obligations in the context of limited resources and multiple demands. While the book emphasizes the challenges faced by local government, it also contains information that would be useful to any groups working to make urban areas better places for children. Cities for Children begins by introducing the concept, history and content of children's rights and the obligations they create for local authorities. The volume then goes on to look at a variety of contentious issues such as housing, community participation, working children, community health, education and juvenile justice. The final section of the book discusses the challenge of establishing systems of governance that can promote the economic security, social justice and environmental care essential for the realization of children's rights. It follows through the practical implications for the structure, policies and practices of local authorities. Written by the top experts in the field of children's issues, and including a resource section which lists publications and organizations that can provide further information and support, this volume is a must for all involved in planning for, and the protection of, children within the urban environment.

Author : Norma Kolko Phillips,Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780398091330

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CHILDREN IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT by Norma Kolko Phillips,Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner Pdf

This updated and expanded third edition examines the significant changes impacting children in our society and is a significant revision of the second edition, presented 10 years previous. During that period, there have been many important “firsts” in the United States: the first African-American president; the first attempt at a health care system that includes everyone; the first time for gay marriage sanctioned by the federal government; numerous firsts in medical care; a growing globalization; and the ongoing technology revolution changing lives from day to day. At the same time, however, there have been reactionary pulls that have halted progress in many critical areas such as income inequality, racism, poverty, violence, terrorist acts, and critical flaws in the educational and criminal justice systems that continue to have disastrous consequences for children. The chapters in the book discuss the cost in human terms of some of the missing opportunities for urban children and youth and illustrate the impact of social welfare policies on children, their families, and on the broader society. To better prepare social workers to meet some of the pressing needs to children, three completely new chapters have been added to this edition: “Beyond School and Community Violence: Providing Environments Where Children Thrive”; “Urban Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Children”; and “Substance Use by Urban Children.” In addition to sections on “Economic, Social, and Environmental Factors Impacting on Urban Children,” and “Familial Factors Impacting on Urban Children,” a new section, “Behavioral and Physical Health and Urban Children,” has been introduced. This new edition provides a significant resource for students and professionals in social work, family counseling, human services, psychology, and criminal justice. Most importantly, the various chapters in this text will help social workers and social work students recognize the nature of some of the current problems affecting children and come up with innovative solutions for the future.

Author : Shahadat Hossain
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857719256

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Urban Poverty in Bangladesh by Shahadat Hossain Pdf

The analysis of urban poverty has traditionally been dominated by economic approaches, often neglecting the social questions arising from poverty. This book seeks to redress the balance and is based on both quantitative and qualitative data collected from different slums in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Shahadat Hossain shows that the slum communities experience the highest level of poverty and marginality in the city. They remain very much dependent on their families and social networking in their struggle to adapt to urban life. This book will be invaluable for those working in the areas of urban studies, development studies, Asian studies, sociology and social policy studies.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309483988

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A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years Pdf

The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and to become responsible, economically self-sufficient, and healthy adults. Capable, responsible, and healthy adults are clearly the foundation of a well-functioning and prosperous society, yet America's future is not as secure as it could be because millions of American children live in families with incomes below the poverty line. A wealth of evidence suggests that a lack of adequate economic resources for families with children compromises these children's ability to grow and achieve adult success, hurting them and the broader society. A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty reviews the research on linkages between child poverty and child well-being, and analyzes the poverty-reducing effects of major assistance programs directed at children and families. This report also provides policy and program recommendations for reducing the number of children living in poverty in the United States by half within 10 years.

Author : P. J. Richards,A. M. Thomson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351675260

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Basic Needs and the Urban Poor by P. J. Richards,A. M. Thomson Pdf

Originally published in 1984. The diverse problems suffered by the urban poor in Asia and the means by which their welfare levels can be raised are investigated comprehensively in this study. All chapters, written by specialists, deal with a particular subject but the general theme remains that the factors causing urban poverty and low income levels are interconnected and transmitted from one generation to another. It is intended that this study will lead to discussion of the problems involved in providing services for the urban poor and result in the increased responsiveness of urban management. This title will be of interest to students of urban and development studies.

Author : Alfredo Stein,International Institute for Environment & Development
Publisher : IIED
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Poverty
ISBN : 1843690969

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Rethinking Aid to Urban Poverty Reduction by Alfredo Stein,International Institute for Environment & Development Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Business Standard Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Poverty
ISBN : 9788190573528

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Urban Poverty in India by Anonim Pdf

Author : United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 8885401937

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Poverty and Exclusion Among Urban Children by United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund Pdf

This report addresses the reality of millions of poor children living in urban cities worldwide. It highlights the chronic poverty and marginalisation they face, many of them living in conditions of no secure housing, no access to health services and no opportunities for education. However, the report also offers examples of cities where municipal authorities helped indigent children by promoting their social inclusion, ensuring respect for their human rights, and involving them as partners in urban decision-making. These examples show that problems in urban areas are not insurmountable and that with good governance cities can become child friendly and ensure the universal realization of children's rights.

Author : Cristina Szanton Blanc
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000141191

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Urban Children Distress by Cristina Szanton Blanc Pdf

This book describes how deprived urban children and their families and communities try to cope with scarcity, neglect and discrimination. It communicates the smell, the sweat, the agonies and the occasional triumphs of the poor in their day-to-day struggle for a rightful share of human dignity.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292546649

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Urban Poverty in Asia by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report provides an overview of important urban poverty questions. What defines urban poverty and how is urban poverty being measured? What other factors beyond consumption poverty need to be tackled? Who are the urban poor? What relations exist between urban poverty and city size? What linkages exist between urbanization, income, and urban poverty? What policy responses to urban poverty are implemented in selected Asian countries? The report served as a background study for the International Policy Workshop on Urban Poverty and Inclusive Cities in Asia, organized by the Asian Development Bank and the International Poverty Reduction Center held from 24-25 June 2013 in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, the People's Republic of China.

Author : Rasheda Rawnak Khan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000970784

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Inclusion and Exclusion of the Urban Poor in Dhaka by Rasheda Rawnak Khan Pdf

Inclusion and Exclusion of the Urban Poor in Dhaka explores how the inhabitants of poor neighborhoods in Dhaka, Bangladesh, gain inclusion in the city at the face of exclusion. The book considers how the people of poor neighborhoods encounter the exclusionary behavior of city development, and how their inclusionary attempts have influenced the urban design. The book is presented in two parts: first, it explains how people in poor neighborhoods face exclusion because of the imbalance of power and politics. Second, it demonstrates how the existing exclusion of urban poor is affecting their strategies to gain access to urban services through people’s power and politics. Focusing on the transdisciplinary field of urban anthropology, the chapters uncover the urban forces, policies and actions that facilitate urban politics. It also investigates the people who live in poor neighborhoods, who in the face of exclusion, have included themselves in urban development planning and design by employing diverse strategies against those forces in the urban politics, e.g., accepting dominance, bargaining, or having control over their lives. This book will recontextualize an ethnographic inquiry into the exclusion and inclusion of the people within city development design, plans and innovations in applications of anthropological theory and methodology. This book will encourage the reader to understand the politics of state’s development projects and plans, and furthermore instigate the city government, planners and policymakers to focus on the people's political power and agency that enables them to achieve inclusion. It will therefore be of interest to researchers and students of urban planning and development, urban geography, and urban anthropology, as well as planning professionals and policymakers.