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Overcrowding

Index Overcrowding

Overcrowding or crowding refers to the condition where more people are located within a given space than is considered tolerable from a safety and health perspective which will depend on current environment and local cultural norms. [1]

15 relations: Commodification, Eurostat, Home, Housing, Million Programme, Population density, Prison overcrowding, Public space, Public transport, Quality of life (healthcare), Shelter (building), Social determinants of health, Social norm, Sweden, Tuberculosis.

Commodification

Commodification is the transformation of goods, services, ideas and people into commodities, or objects of trade.

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Eurostat

Eurostat is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in Luxembourg.

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Home

A home, or domicile, is a dwelling-place used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for an individual, family, household or several families in a tribe.

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Housing

Housing, or more generally living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings collectively, for the purpose of sheltering people —the planning or provision delivered by an authority, with related meanings.

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Million Programme

The Million Programme (Miljonprogrammet) is the common name for an ambitious public housing programme implemented in Sweden between 1965 and 1974 by the governing Swedish Social Democratic Party to make sure everyone could have a home at a reasonable price.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Prison overcrowding

Prison overcrowding is a social phenomenon occurring when the demand for space in prisons in a jurisdiction exceeds the capacity for prisoners in the place.

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Public space

A public space is a place that is generally open and accessible to people.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is transport of passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip.

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Quality of life (healthcare)

In general, quality of life (QoL or QOL) is the perceived quality of an individual's daily life, that is, an assessment of their well-being or lack thereof.

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Shelter (building)

A shelter is a basic architectural structure or building that provides protection from the local environment.

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Social determinants of health

The social determinants of health are linked to the economic and social conditions and their distribution among the population that influence individual and group differences in health status.

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Social norm

From a sociological perspective, social norms are informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overcrowding

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