extended abstract 1. introduction urbanization is a process which leads to the growth of cities and urban changes due to industrialization and economic development. in other words, urbanization is an inevitable and demographic force and movement which should not be neglected. informal settlements, which took place in europe after the industrial revolution at the time of the transition from the ...

Delay in accessing emergency obstetric-care facilities during life-threatening obstetric complications is a significant determinant of high maternal mortality in developing countries. To examine the factors associated with delays in seeking care for episodes of serious illness and their possible implications for safe motherhood interventions in rural Bangladesh, a cross-sectional study was init...

This study investigates which combination of institutional and infrastructural arrangements positively impact research data sharing reuse in a specific case. We conducted qualitative case the implemented at Delft University Technology Netherlands. In examined case, it was fundamental to change mindset researchers make them aware benefits data. Therefore, should be designed bottom-up used as “ca...

Abstract The general discourse in health and social care policy purports digital technology as necessary to meet growing demands for long-term a result of an ageing population. This needs critical investigation since public influences people's wellbeing. study aims interrogate critically what we call the ‘digital solution’ local Swedish policies. main concern our analysis is discursive construc...

Informal settlements represent a challenging operational context for local government service providers due to precarious contextual conditions. Location choice and land procurement public infrastructure raise the complicated question: who has right occupy, control, use piece of in informal settlements? There is currently dearth intelligence on how identify well-located infrastructure, spatiall...

The Wage Elasticity of Informal Care Supply: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study This paper focuses on the relationship between wages and supply of informal care to elderly parents. Unlike most of the previous research estimating wage elasticities of informal care supply, this study employs instrumental variable technique to account for the fact that the wage rate is likely to be corr...

The aims of this study were to analyse (1) whether informal care, provided by children or grandchildren to their elderly parents, and formal care are substitutes or complements, and (2) whether this relationship differs across Europe. The analyses were based on cross-sectional data from the newly developed SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe) database. We found (1) that in...