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PLANNING IMPLICATIONS OF THE DIFFERENCES AMONG SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS: THECASE OF THE CARACAS BARRIOS

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Date Issued:
1984
Summary:
This thesis analyzes the characteristics of squatter settlements in Latin America and their potential for improvement. Some of the extensive literature on this subject is reviewed with the purpose of achieving insights into the special case of the Caracas barrios (Venezuelan low-income settlements, in their majority populated by squatters). An empirical analysis is carried out of several variables relating to physical development characteristics of the barrios. A Principal Components technique with Varimax rotation combined with regression analysis shows the diversity of the barrios and the importance of government approval in the upgrading of housing in these urban areas. These findings are important to planners for the prioritization and allocation of resources.
Title: PLANNING IMPLICATIONS OF THE DIFFERENCES AMONG SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS: THECASE OF THE CARACAS BARRIOS.
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Name(s): CAMPBELL, MARIA INES.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Tata, Robert J., Thesis advisor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Department of Geosciences
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1984
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 146 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: This thesis analyzes the characteristics of squatter settlements in Latin America and their potential for improvement. Some of the extensive literature on this subject is reviewed with the purpose of achieving insights into the special case of the Caracas barrios (Venezuelan low-income settlements, in their majority populated by squatters). An empirical analysis is carried out of several variables relating to physical development characteristics of the barrios. A Principal Components technique with Varimax rotation combined with regression analysis shows the diversity of the barrios and the importance of government approval in the upgrading of housing in these urban areas. These findings are important to planners for the prioritization and allocation of resources.
Identifier: 14209 (digitool), FADT14209 (IID), fau:11020 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1984.
Subject(s): City planning--Case studies
Squatter settlements--Venezuela--Caracas
Caracas (Venezuela)--Poor
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