| Description |
1 online resource (26 pages) : map (digital, PDF file) |
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HPG working paper |
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HPG working paper
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| Contents |
Chapter 1 Introduction. -- Chapter 2 Internal displacement and urbanisation. -- Chapter 3 Legal and policy frameworks. -- Chapter 4 The economy and livelihoods. -- Chapter 5 Basic services and urban infrastructure. -- Chapter 6 Land and the environment. -- Chapter 7 International assistance. -- Chapter 8 Conclusions and recommendations. -- References |
| Summary |
This study focuses on urbanization, displacement and vulnerability in the Syrian capital, Damascus. As in many countries worldwide, Syria is rapidly urbanizing. The growth of Damascus has been driven both by voluntary and forced migration. For decades, low-skilled economic migrants and rural workers have been pulled to the city, attracted by its employment opportunities and hopes of better living standards, often facilitated by social and family networks. Damascus has also been a place of refuge for stateless Kurds, as well as large numbers of Palestinian refugees, drought-displaced IDPs and Iraqis, alongside economic migrants from other Arab states, including Egypt and Yemen. At the time of writing Syria was undergoing intense upheaval, with waves of popular protests sweeping across the country calling for democratic reforms and the removal of President Bashar Al Assad. Although the situation at the time of writing was highly unpredictable, how the unrest develops is likely to have significant implications for the number and characteristics of displaced people in Damascus, and how they are dealt with by the state. Political reform could create a space for dialogue on how to improve the legal frameworks governing displacement, while continued violence could see more IDPs flocking to the capital and encourage refugees in the city to relocate to safer locations |
| Notes |
December 2011 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-25) |
| Notes |
Title from PDF cover screen (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Subject |
Urbanization -- Syria -- Damascus
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Refugees -- Syria -- Damascus
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Internally displaced persons -- Syria -- Damascus
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Human rights -- Syria
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Humanitarian assistance -- Syria
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Human rights.
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Humanitarian assistance.
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Internally displaced persons.
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Refugees.
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Social conditions.
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Urbanization.
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| SUBJECT |
Syria -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98006216
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| Subject |
Syria.
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Syria -- Damascus.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pavanello, Sara
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Overseas Development Institute (London, England). Humanitarian Policy Group
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| ISBN |
9781907288524 |
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190728852X |
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