Understanding urban informality : everyday life in informal urban settlements in Pakistan

Rapid urbanisation and severe housing shortages help explain why informal settlements of self-built housing are widespread in Pakistan today. Failure to ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing has led to the steady encroachment of state-owned and private vacant land for informal dwelling. Cu...

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Main Author: Bari, Arezu Imran
Published: University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.706335