Sahab, Sofia and Kaneda, Toshiyuki (2016) A Study on the Lifestyles and Daily Activities of Informal Settlers in Inner Kabul City. REAL CORP 2016 – SMART ME UP! How to become and how to stay a Smart City, and does this improve quality of life? Proceedings of 21st International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society. pp. 47-55.
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Abstract
This paper analyses the lifestyle and daily activities of informal settlers in Kabul City. It begins with a review of relevant literature on the conceptualization of informal settlements as is popularly understood in Afghan’s context. Primary data on informal settlers’ living styles and daily activities was generated from interviews with 153 families residing in 86 houses in District Seven of Kabul. The data were analysed considering such households’ characteristics as gender, affiliation (i.e. employment) and literacy. The results show that a typical dwelling unit within this informal settlement comprises multi-generational family members. Notably, men were found to be more active in daily activities than women. Similarly, literacy and affiliation were found to be important determinants of the kinds of activities that individuals in the study location engaged in.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Kabul City, Informal Settlements, Informal Settlers, lifestyle of Informal Settlers, Daily activities of Informal Settlers |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs H Social Sciences > HA Statistics |
| Depositing User: | REAL CORP Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2016 17:45 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2016 17:45 |
| URI: | http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/163 |
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