Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2021-09-08 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2021.08.006 Hanae Soma 1 , Vibhas Sukhwani 2 , Rajib Shaw 2
In the backdrop of rapid urbanisation trends, the slum population has increased significantly in the fast-growing cities like Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh). The increasing rural-to-urban migration, housing shortages, and the limited access to affordable housing, are recognised as some of the key underlying drivers of the same. Within the slum pockets, the households possess a varying level of livelihood assets which further determine their housing conditions. To establish a precise understanding of the linkages between the livelihood assets possessed by the slum households and their housing conditions, this study specifically focuses on the case of Dhaka. Building on the framework of sustainable livelihood analysis, and in reference to the World Bank’s Urban Informal Settlements Survey 2016, a specific set of indicators are developed to assess the livelihood assets in different slum pockets of Dhaka and their linkage with the slum housing. Thereafter, correlation analysis of all household (secondary) data is conducted to derive broader findings, and an in-depth comparative analysis is conducted for two contrasting slum groups. Although the overall results do not reveal any direct linkage between the specific asset capitals and the housing conditions, the financial and natural capital are found to be the key factors in determining the level of livelihood assets. By comparing the locational characteristics, it is further found that the slums with highest level of livelihood assets are more located on the periphery of Dhaka city, while the contrasting slum groups are situated more in the central areas. Also, the comparison of housing conditions reveals that the households with higher level of livelihood assets have better access to durable and permanent alternatives for their housing structure. Although there is a huge scope of further research, it is hoped that the study findings will pave the pathway for enhancing slum housing conditions in Dhaka.
中文翻译:
确定生计资产与达卡城市贫民窟住房条件之间联系的方法
在快速城市化趋势的背景下,在达卡(孟加拉国首都)等快速发展的城市中,贫民窟人口显着增加。越来越多的农村向城市迁移、住房短缺以及获得经济适用房的机会有限,被认为是这些问题的一些关键潜在驱动因素。在贫民窟的口袋里,家庭拥有不同水平的生计资产,这进一步决定了他们的住房条件。为了准确了解贫民窟家庭拥有的生计资产与其住房条件之间的联系,本研究特别关注达卡的案例。在可持续生计分析框架的基础上,并参考世界银行 2016 年城市非正规住区调查,制定了一套具体的指标来评估达卡不同贫民区的生计资产及其与贫民窟住房的联系。此后,对所有家庭(次要)数据进行相关分析以得出更广泛的发现,并对两个对比鲜明的贫民窟群体进行深入的比较分析。尽管总体结果并未揭示特定资产资本与住房条件之间的任何直接联系,但发现金融和自然资本是决定生计资产水平的关键因素。通过区位特征比较,进一步发现生计资产水平最高的贫民窟更多位于达卡市外围,而与之形成对比的贫民窟群则更多位于中心地区。还,住房条件比较表明,生计资产水平较高的家庭更容易获得持久和永久的住房结构替代方案。尽管进一步研究的范围很大,但希望研究结果将为改善达卡的贫民窟住房条件铺平道路。