Urban sprawl has led to poorly planned cities that spread out over large distances of land, creating unequal distribution of resources and blocking access to opportunities for low-income residents who remain in the central city (Squires, 2002) . While sprawl does provide the opp…
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The American government and its policies have a long history of racism. In particular, the historic policy of redlining is one legislation explicitly responsible for America's modern-day urban disparities. This study attempts to estimate the effect of redlining on urban disparit…
This thesis aims to explore the extent, rationales and utilisation of informal support networks amongst Pakistani Muslims living in deprived areas of Sheffield. Historical data show that the early Pakistani migrants that came to Britain, engaged in informal support with fellow m…
In many different cultures throughout history, humans have chosen to live and work cooperatively, arranging themselves into domestic corporate groups. However, these domestic corporate groups are not identical in their nature or operation. For instance, the ways in which communi…
The late 19th and early 20th centuries in Kirman, Iran were marked by significant social, political and economic change associated with globalization. This dissertation is a study of the role of the elite households of Kirman in mediating these transformations at the provincial …
The key focus of this dissertation is to produce research upon energy and climate change issues in the UK in a policy relevant and theoretically sound way. It aims to inform industry and policy makers to allow politically palatable, successful and effective future energy and cli…
Effective management of the excreta or faecal sludge (FS) emptying, transport and disposal mechanisms from the on-plot latrines in urban areas of many low-income countries is critical for the sustainability of urban sanitation. However the literature mentions the lack of an effe…
This study examines South African house prices with a view to determining whether the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) had an effect on those prices. The first part of this study discusses alternative investments and real estate as an investment and the risks that come with it. The…
There are many pathways to juvenile delinquency; however, family structure, single parent gender, and parenting styles adolescents experience have been indicated to be significant predictors of delinquency in male adolescents. Family structure within the United States has experi…
This study sought to achieve an understanding of the historical background of poverty in South Africa in order to establish the context wherein the strategies that have been put in place to deal with this issue occur. These strategies, then, needed to be defined and their effect…
Background: An estimated 50 million people globally live with dementia, with nearly a quarter of whom in China, and this number is projected to increase to 152 million by 2050. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a potentially reversible cognitive state between normal cognitive agi…
Many renters in the United States experience housing problems that can contribute to precarious living situations. These include unaffordable rents, poor physical conditions, overcrowding, and forced moves. These challenges faced by a large proportion of renters are most often s…
This dissertation investigates the role of financial markets as a driving force behind business cycle fluctuations and studies effective monetary policy responses that mitigate the negative economic impact of such fluctuations. The first chapter empirically investigates the cons…
As India expanded its grid infrastructure, decentralized renewable energy technologies, such as off-grid solar, also emerged in parallel as an electrification solution. This dissertation critically examines the role of off-grid solar in facilitating rural electrification efforts…
Recycling behavior is influenced by many factors, but not limited to, awareness and knowledge, attitudes, and convenience. This study examines some of the factors that influence female households in Saudi Arabia to recycle using a mixed-methods research approach. This was done b…
This case study seeks to explore the role of souvenir making in empowering marginalised women in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Souvenir making contributes to social and economic empowerment of marginalised women, which enhances their standards of living. The women in Alexandra live u…
Evictions are endemic in the United States, affecting as many as 1 in 19 tenant households each year (Desmond et al., 2016). This number is expected to increase in 2020, affecting between 9 million and 15 million households and disproportionately hurting minority and low-income …
This dissertation investigates the use and development of open spaces in Neolithic settlements in the context of the social shifts and regional trends noted in West Asia. Investigations of open space in the scholarship are varied and articulate with broader theoretical and metho…
South Asian and sub-Saharan African governments face immense economic and social challenges along with fragmented and weak health care systems. These factors have caused health system performance to be among the worst in the world. Understanding factors that influence patient an…