Laura Nolan
Slum Definitions in Urban India: Implications for the Measurement of Health Inequalities
Princeton University
half population low middleincome countries live urban areas 2030 poverty inequality contexts rising slum dwelling one way conceptualize characterize urban deprivation many definitions constitutes slum paper presents four different slum definitions used india alone demonstrating assessments distribution extent urban deprivation depends way characterized slum dwellings association common child health indicators using data indias national family health survey 20052006 two indictors slum dwelling embedded survey two constructed household questionnaire compared using descriptive statistics linear regression models height weightforage zscores results highlight tension international local slum definitions underscore importance improving empirical representations dynamism slum city residents