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EMERGING CATASTROPHES IN SLUMS OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD:
CONSIDERATIONS FOR POLICY MAKERS
by
Steven J. Jensen
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC PRICE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
May 2012
Copyright 2012 Steven J. Jensen
Object Description
| Title | Emerging catastrophes in slums of the developing world: considerations for policy makers |
| Author | Jensen, Steven J. |
| Author email | sjjensen@usc.edu;stevenjohnjensen@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Policy, Planning & Development |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Policy, Planning and Development |
| School | School of Policy, Planning and Development |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-03-20 |
| Date submitted | 2012-05-08 |
| Date approved | 2012-05-09 |
| Restricted until | 2012-05-09 |
| Date published | 2012-05-09 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Robertson, Peter |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Heikkila, Eric Resurreccion, Richard Little, Richard |
| Abstract | Slums, due to their extreme vulnerability, will be a setting for unprecedented catastrophes. These rapidly expanding communities will soon house two-billion people world-wide. Emerging global issues, from environmental degradation to oil shortages to food security, will be heavily leveraged against slums. Each of these global issues alone could be devastating; together they have the potential to compound the depth and breadth of the existing hazardscape. ❧ Globalization and changes in governance have rendered inadequate the existing frameworks for managing catastrophes, while setting the stage for new ways of approaching issues surrounding slums. With few exceptions, sovereignty is migrating from the state and being replaced by a loosely knit but potentially effective system with globalized components and local communities of interest that can be effectively exploited if approached strategically. This study reframes the problem of catastrophes in slums and suggests new ways of looking at their governance. |
| Keyword | slums; developing world; policy; catastrophe; complex adaptive systems |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Jensen, Steven J. |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-JensenStev-825.pdf |
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| Full text | EMERGING CATASTROPHES IN SLUMS OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD: CONSIDERATIONS FOR POLICY MAKERS by Steven J. Jensen A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC PRICE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT May 2012 Copyright 2012 Steven J. Jensen |
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