Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how young residents in two Indonesian kampungs (urban informal … settlements) participate in two grassroots art festivals and to what extent their participation affects their capacity and network … understanding the implications of community-based art festivals in the developing context, particularly in the low-income informal …

the concepts, terms, perspectives, means and functions of open spaces in informal settlements. Findings The results …Purpose The study hypothesized that the absence of the governing authority during the growth and expansion of informal … settlements caused a highly randomized dense social fabric that shaped their characteristics. Design/methodology/approach This …

Informal settlements exist in a legally contested space and the quality of - and access to - information about them has … understanding urbanization and better integrating informal settlements into formal urban management and planning processes. We … suggest that urban managers and planners working in informal settlements should take greater advantage of open data resources …

Informal settlements exist in a legally contested space and the quality of - and access to - information about them has … understanding urbanization and better integrating informal settlements into formal urban management and planning processes. We … suggest that urban managers and planners working in informal settlements should take greater advantage of open data resources …

Purpose While a substantial amount of study of informal settlements has been undertaken, they remain largely unstudied … national settings. Its formulation is important because informal settlements are a permanent fixture of the global urban … landscape, and are increasing in scale. Originality/value Any sustainable strategies to improve informal settlements depend on a …