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HABITANT TAUDIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Sociology
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slum dweller
1, record 1, English, slum%20dweller
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slum-dweller 2, record 1, English, slum%2Ddweller
correct
- slumdweller 3, record 1, English, slumdweller
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An inhabitant of a residential building in which, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faculty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light, or sanitation facilities, or any combination of these factor, living conditions are considered to be detrimental to safety, health, and morals. 4, record 1, English, - slum%20dweller
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The thing about that last week of the war, in the mind of a 14-year-old London slum-dweller named Donald Wheal, was not the strange public mood of anxious hope, or the utterly blank canvas that was the future, or the sheer painful impossibility of daily life. It as the odour. 5, record 1, English, - slum%20dweller
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slum: A building ... that is deteriorated, hazardous, unsanitary, or lacking in standard convenience. 6, record 1, English, - slum%20dweller
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English, "slum" may have two meanings: it can be either the deteriorated building or the area (neighbourhood) made of several such buildings. 4, record 1, English, - slum%20dweller
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
slumdweller: This term is much more often found with a hyphen or a space between "slum" and "dweller". 4, record 1, English, - slum%20dweller
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie urbaine
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- habitant de taudis
1, record 1, French, habitant%20de%20taudis
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- occupant de taudis 1, record 1, French, occupant%20de%20taudis
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Précisons également que le Programme HABITAT vise à assurer à tous l'accès à un habitat approprié et d'améliorer la vie d'au moins cent millions d'habitants de taudis d'ici à 2020. 2, record 1, French, - habitant%20de%20taudis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
taudis : Logement, appartement misérable, qui ne satisfait pas aux conditions de confort et d'hygiène indispensables. 3, record 1, French, - habitant%20de%20taudis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quelque 900 millions d'habitants de taudis dans le monde respirent un air vicié et circulant dans des allées étroites couvertes de matières fétides et de sacs en plastique. 4, record 1, French, - habitant%20de%20taudis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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