“…Only English-language papers are selected, and very similar publications by the same authors (e.g., journal and conference publication) were counted only once. In total, 87 key publications (Aminipouri et al, 2009;Asmat & Zamzami, 2012;Barros Filho & Sobreira, 2005;Biggs, Anderson, & Pombo, 2015;Dell'Acqua, Stasolla, & Gamba, 2006;Dell'Acqua, Lisini, & Gamba, 2011;Duque, Patino, Ruiz, & Pardo-Pascual, 2015;Eckert, 2010;Ella et al, 2008;Engstrom et al, 2013;Engstrom et al, 2015;Galeon, 2008;Gamba, Dell'Acqua, & Trianni, 2007;Giada, De Groeve, Ehrlich, & Soille, 2003b;Graesser et al, 2012;Gruebner et al, 2014;Gueguen, 2015;Gunter, 2009;Hassan, 2011;Hofmann, 2014;Hofmann et al, 2011; The analytical framework (Figure 2.2) for analysing the retrieved publications, inspired by the outcome of the expert meeting on slum mapping (Sliuzas, Mboup, et al, 2008), forms the skeleton for this review. Figure 2.2 shows that slum formation and development in global cities are impacted by several contextual factors, such as geographic location and climate, the topography of the city, the location within the city including proximity to services, and general socioeconomic and political factors (e.g., land governance).…”