B. Mehary

This thesis is a review of studies on Rural to Urban Migration in Africa and Latin America. The differences and similarities at a continent, country and city level in the period spanning: 1955–1980 are discussed. Review of comparison begins at a continent level in Africa. Like m…

This dissertation provides historical and descriptive analyses of slum and squatter settlements and potential solutions to their problems, in particular: (1) sites-and-services and (2) upgrading of existing communities, at both the project and the city level. These two broad app…