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Understanding and Researching Urban Extreme Poverty: A Conceptual-Methodological Approach (2019)
Journal Article
Yap, C., & McFarlane, C. (2020). Understanding and Researching Urban Extreme Poverty: A Conceptual-Methodological Approach. Environment and Urbanization, 32(1), 254-274. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247819890829

Urban extreme poverty has long been regarded as a vital challenge for policy and practice, but how might we research it? In this paper, we set out a two-step approach to identifying and understanding the nature of urban extreme poverty (UEP). We expe... Read More about Understanding and Researching Urban Extreme Poverty: A Conceptual-Methodological Approach.

The Urbanization of the Sanitation Crisis: Placing Waste in the City (2019)
Journal Article
McFarlane, C. (2019). The Urbanization of the Sanitation Crisis: Placing Waste in the City. Development and Change, 50(5), 1239-1262. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12533

Sanitation systems are the most vital provisions in a city. Today, however, the global sanitation crisis is urbanizing, and growing numbers of city residents live with the struggle and consequences of not having safe, reliable facilities. While there... Read More about The Urbanization of the Sanitation Crisis: Placing Waste in the City.