Abstract
This paper examines the asset vulnerability and livelihood strategies of refugees and the urban poor in slum settlements of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Asset Vulnerability Framework is used as the analytical framework of how household’s assets are affected by vulnerability. Using qualitative analysis, factors which impact on the livelihood assets of both groups are examined. The paper focuses on the five main assets as indicated by Moser, while conceptualising further the assets which both populations aspire to accumulate, and which are necessary for them to prosper – rights, in this case the Right to the City. The paper, therefore, attempts to develop linkages between these areas: asset vulnerability, displacement and the Right to the City.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-45 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 18 Nov 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- urban
- refugees
- Right to the City
- asset vulnerability
- Dar es Salaam
- livelihoods
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Christopher McWilliams
- School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, The Urban Institute - Assistant Professor
- School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society - Assistant Professor
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