Environment, living spaces, and health: compound-organisation practices in a Bamako squatter settlement, Mali
Editor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2001-07-01Country
Mali
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
This article is based on a study conducted in Samé, a squatter settlement on the outskirts of Bamako, capital of Mali. The objective was to observe how individuals and their families ensure health and well-being through organising everyday life in their compounds (the basic housing unit in African cities). The compound is mainly a female living and working space, since women are responsible for the majority of household-maintenance tasks, child care, and care of adults. Attention was focused particularly on the connection between women's responsibilities and their decision-making power in managing the compound. In addition, the social relationships between landlords and tenants were studied. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.Pages
12ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552070127744