Write a research paper (min 2000 words not counting reference list) about a phys

Write a research paper (min 2000 words not counting reference list) about a physical intervention/project in a city with slums (eviction, relocation/resettlement or upgrade). Use a variety of sources (Minimum 5 sources). Only 1 source from class used for section 5 counts towards the minimum 5 sources. Introduction to the study area (10 POINTS): map of the case study location, identify the country, city and slum name, population. Socioeconomic characteristics (10 POINTS): History of the slum, how long has it been there? How did it come to exist?(rural migration, displaced population? etc.) Who lives in this slum? What types of jobs do they do? Disaster history of the city and slum (20 POINTS): Describe the hazards in the slum area/city. Discuss the vulnerability analysis for each of the 4 types: Physical, Environmental, Social and Economic. Describe each type of vulnerability as it applies to the slum and also summarize it in a table, see example below. Provide both within this section. Review Coppola Chapter 3 reading on Week 5 for guidance on each vulnerability type (does not count for minimum 5 sources). Do not include the definitions for each type of vulnerability, just the analysis about your case. Description of the urban intervention (either eviction, relocation/resettlement or upgrade) (30 POINTS): (This should be the biggest section of the paper) When did the intervention start? Describe the goals of the intervention. What are the actions taken by the leading agency: community, government or NGO? How was it financed? How did the community react? Discussion of the results of the urban intervention (20 POINTS): What are the results of the intervention? Was it successful? Does it contribute to making this community more resilient to disasters? Explain how or why? You can talk about the project in your slum and further analyze how in the long term that project contributes to a more resilient community with less of the vulnerabilities discussed in section 3 or if it did not change anything. If not successful, what can be improved in this type of intervention? Discuss any future projects to follow up this one if available. Use at least one reading from class from the week covering your specific intervention type and other sources. Only 1 reading from class counts towards the minimum 5 sources. Reference list in APA style and in alphabetical order.

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