There is a great need for identifying and characterizing human settlements at global scale. Though very high-resolution (VHR) imagery has proven to be highly useful in identifying human settlements, the algorithms and computational approaches have proven to be inadequate and very slow. Existing per-pixel based classification approaches are shown to be inadequate for characterizing urban neighbo...

This data article contains the urban features of three informal settlements in Jakarta: A. Kampung Bandan; B. Kampung Luar Batang; And C. Kampung Muara Baru. The data describes the urban features of physical structures, infrastructures, and public services. These data include maps showing locations of these settlements, photography of urban status, and examples of urban fabric. The data are obt...

With a growing number of displaced people, there is need for robust approaches to coping with displacement. Uganda has progressive refugee policy that promotes freedom movement and the socioeconomic rights refugees. Specifically, refugees are often allocated land settle cultivate rural settlements, integrated social service provision facilitates interaction host communities. However, remain cha...

The importance of Dr. Robert Kerr in Canadian history is not large, but he played a significant role in the early years of what is now Ontario. Though his Canadian years were spent largely in active military service and, after his discharge, at Kingston and in the Niagara peninsula, nevertheless, in the compact and sparse settlements and posts of the times he was widely known and influential. M...

Antitrust laws have been notoriously lenient in the patent realm, the underlying reason being that patents’ grant of exclusion create monopolies that defy antitrust laws in order to incentivize innovation. Thus, antitrust violations have rarely been found in the patent cases. But after the Supreme Court’s holding in FTC v. Actavis, brand name pharmaceutical companies may need to be more cautiou...

Nowadays the biggest part of urbanization is taking place in cities of the global south, where urban development often occurs as informal settlements. Thus, it is crucial to envision possible urban futures for these highly dynamic urban areas. Urban upgrading is discussed and already implemented in order to improve livelihood conditions in these areas. However, urban upgrading might lead to une...

This submission will examine how trust can emerge and be sustained in the context of mobile transactions. M-PESA, a mobile banking system in Kenya, will be the focus of this paper. Data will be used from an ethnographic study that was deployed in Kibera—one of Africa’s largest informal settlements. This paper presents research in progress and discusses two main findings. Firstly, interpersonal ...

(d)(1) Investigative settlements. At any time after the filing of a complaint, and before the findings and/or order are objected to or become a final order by operation of law, the case may be settled if the Assistant Secretary, the complainant and the named person agree to a settlement. (2) Adjudicatory settlements. At any time after the filing of objections to the Assistant Secretary’s findin...

The upgrade paradigm has been a widely accepted solution to informal settlements. However, implementing an effective program challenging for governments of most developing countries. This paper reports study which examined settlement residents’ preferences infrastructure provided by project and factors influencing their decision live in makeshift house. It also how can be implemented manner. da...