PhD Project Summary
| Name | Ms Diane ARCHER |
|---|---|
| PhD Title | Assessing the social impacts of participatory slum upgrading: a case study of four Bangkok communities. |
| Project information | My research centres around Thailand's latest approach to improving the living standards of slum dwellers, through a participatory approach to slum upgrading. I will investigate the issues surrounding such a large-scale scheme with its numerous actors, from negotiating secure tenure, obtaining sufficient funds and planning and carrying out the improvements. |
| Supervisor | Dr Derek Nicholls |