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Empirical analysis of social interaction behaviour in informal settlement as a basis for conceptual agent based modelling (abm): case study Hanna Nassif Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Frinaldi, (2010) Empirical analysis of social interaction behaviour in informal settlement as a basis for conceptual agent based modelling (abm): case study Hanna Nassif Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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| Abstract: | Informal settlements are one of the common problems faced by developing countries especially in Tanzania which has a large growing urban population. Indeed, Informal settlements have been increasing due to the imbalance between demand and supply of formal housing. The impact of the backlog in housing stock leads the low-income or even moderate-income groups to choose informal land and housing market. The lacks of the capacity of government for the provision of housing in planned urban areas, and the increase of number of low-income people force them to settle in unplanned or unauthorised settlements. Most of the initial accommodation of low income people who choose informal settlements as their place to live varies from staying with relatives or friends, or renting a house. Given this context, this study explores the interactions which lead the informal settlements people to get houses as an input for the existing conceptual agent-based model. The methodology used entailed the use of household questionnaire survey and interviews, to gather data on the process of how people get houses. The results show that social ties and social network is the main source of information which informal settlers use in order to seek their property. The new feature of social network was added in the existing conceptual model since when the respondents seek for the new house most of them were using their network. This research concludes that finding a house via social network in the common and majority of the seekers and this network depends on the length households have lived in an area. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | ITC: Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation |
| Programme: | Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation MSc (75014) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/93311 |
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