A Profile of an Indian Slum
Author: Akshayakumar Ramanlal Desai
Publisher:
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13:
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Social Organisation in an Indian Slum
Author: Ratna N. Rao
Publisher: Mittal Publications
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9788170991861
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSlum Development in India
Author: Sulochana Shekhar
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-04-01
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 3030722929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an earnest effort in understanding the slums and their needs by taking a case study of Kalaburagi, India. This study aims to contribute sustainable methodologies to advance the living conditions of slum dwellers and for better execution of slum policies. The core objectives are: 1) mapping the existing slums of Kalaburagi (formerly Gulbarga) city using slum ontology from very high-resolution data and validating the slum map through ground survey and using reliable data; 2) developing a model to understand the factors which are responsible for the present growth as well as to predict the future growth of slums; 3) estimating the housing demand of urban poor and suggesting a suitable site for the rehabilitation program; and 4) suggestions for the better intervention of government policies with special reference to in-situ program. Urban is the future, and slums are its reality. Sustainable development goals are directly and indirectly concerned about the increasing urbanization and the slums. Housing the urban poor and affordable housing to all are the national missions. Practically making these plans successful depends on a deep understanding of urban issues and proper methodology and technology to handle it. The participatory slum mapping, cellular automata slum model, housing demand analysis, and the spatial decision support system demonstrated in the book help in monitoring and managing the slums and thus lead towards a slum-free India.
The Challenge of Slums
Author: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-05-23
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 1136554750
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects. Using a newly formulated operational definition of slums, it presents estimates of the number of urban slum dwellers and examines the factors at all level, from local to global, that underlie the formation of slums as well as their social, spatial and economic characteristics and dynamics. It goes on to evaluate the principal policy responses to the slum challenge of the last few decades. From this assessment, the immensity of the challenges that slums pose is clear. Almost 1 billion people live in slums, the majority in the developing world where over 40 per cent of the urban population are slum dwellers. The number is growing and will continue to increase unless there is serious and concerted action by municipal authorities, governments, civil society and the international community. This report points the way forward and identifies the most promising approaches to achieving the United Nations Millennium Declaration targets for improving the lives of slum dwellers by scaling up participatory slum upgrading and poverty reduction programmes. The Global Report on Human Settlements is the most authoritative and up-to-date assessment of conditions and trends in the world's cities. Written in clear language and supported by informative graphics, case studies and extensive statistical data, it will be an essential tool and reference for researchers, academics, planners, public authorities and civil society organizations around the world.
SLUMS OF INDIA
Author: NEELA GANGULY
Publisher: MJP Publisher
Published: 2019-06-10
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContents: 1. Introduction, 2. Slums of the World and in India, 3. Health Care Delivery In India, 4. Slums in Chennai, 5. Health Care Programmes for the Slum Population of Chennai City 6. Children, Women and Geriatric Care for the Slum Population of Chennai City 7. Conclusion and Suggestions. The inspiration to write this book came from the collection of data for a Need Assessment Study of a local slum near my residence. The buildings in the slum locality, the inhabitants and their livelihood, the availability of infrastructure, both governmental and private, in their vicinity and above all, the requirements and expectations of the population, all helped me undertake this study and thus the outcome of the thesis and this book.Specific reference is made to only 4 divisions from 4 zones from the erstwhile Chennai city before the expansion of 2012. Though expansion would have dispersed the ward and division numbers, the name of the location, its locality and the population remain the same. Therefore, I have simply changed the zone numbers to West, North, South-west and South.All the data pertaining to this study limits to the year 2009. Though this parameter is in fact a shortcoming to the study, the hypotheses and its outcome remain significant to this day. Also the representing sample of 300 compared to the total population of 6,26,271 of the 4 zones put together is sufficient since the sample population and the total population are not spread away from each other.
Rediscovering Dharavi
Author: Kalpana Sharma
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2000-10-14
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9351181030
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA book that challenges the conventional notion of a slum. Spread over 175 hectares and swarming with one million people, Dharavi is often called 'Asia's largest slum'. But Dharavi is much more than cold statistic. What makes it special are the extraordinary people who live there, many of whom have defied fate and an unhelpful State to prosper through a mix of backbreaking work, some luck and a great deal of ingenuity. It is these men and women whom journalist Kalpana Sharma brings to life through a series of spellbinding stories. While recounting their tales, she also traces the history of Dharavi from the days when it was one of the six great koliwadas or fishing villages to the present times when it, along with other slums, is home to almost half of Mumbai. Among the colourful characters she presents are Haji Shamsuddin who came to Mumbai and began life as a rice smuggler but made his fortune by launching his own brand of peanut brittle; the stoic Ramjibhai Patel, a potter, who represents six generations from Saurashtra who have lived and worked in Mumbai; and doughty women like Khatija and Amina who helped check communal passions during the 1992-93 riots and continue to ensure that the rich social fabric of Dharavi is not frayed. It is countless, often anonymous, individuals like these who have helped Dharavi grow from a mere swamp to a virtual gold mine with its many industrial units churning out quality leather goods, garments and food products. Written with rare sensitivity and empathy, Rediscovering Dharavi is a riveting account of the triumph of the human spirit over poverty and want.
Social Structure and Cultural Practices in Slums
Author: Tulshi Kumar Das
Publisher: Northern Book Centre
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9788172111106
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInvestigates various aspects of Social Structure and Cultural Practices of Slum-dwellers in Dhaka city. It shows that social structure seems to be influencing the cultural life of slum dwellers.
Living in India's Slums
Author: Hans Schenk
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Work Attempts An Analytical Study Of The Different Aspects Of Living In Slums. Economic, Social And Environmental Factors Are Taken Into Consideration In Focusing On Specific Aspects Of Slums Such As Access To Water And Sanitation, Underemployment, Economic Exploitation, Social Degradation, Exposure To Health Hazards And The Insecurity Involved In Living `Illegally`. Many Of These Aspects Are Also Analysed In A Gender Specific Manner, Using A Broad Variety Of Research Methodologies. The Study Also Looks At The Role Of Different `Agents Of Change` At State And Local Government Levels.
Ecology and Quality of Life in Urban Slums
Author: Rekha Sinha
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9788180693731
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book attempts at upgradation of slums and squatter settlements in the cities of Munger and Bhagalpur with a view to highlight the socio-economic life of the urban society in terms of environmental pollution.
Slums
Author: Alan Mayne
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2017-08-15
Total Pages: 463
ISBN-13: 1780238878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas, and a billion of these urban dwellers reside in neighborhoods of entrenched disadvantage—neighborhoods that are characterized as slums. Slums are often seen as a debilitating and even subversive presence within society. In reality, though, it is public policies that are often at fault, not the people who live in these neighborhoods. In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and meaning of the word “slum,” from its origins in London in the early nineteenth century to its use as a slur against the favela communities in the lead-up to the Rio Olympics in 2016. Mayne shows how the word slum has been extensively used for two hundred years to condemn and disparage poor communities, with the result that these agendas are now indivisible from the word’s essence. He probes beyond the stereotypes of deviance, social disorganization, inertia, and degraded environments to explore the spatial coherence, collective sense of community, and effective social organization of poor and marginalized neighborhoods over the last two centuries. In mounting a case for the word’s elimination from the language of progressive urban social reform, Slums is a must-read book for all those interested in social history and the importance of the world’s vibrant and vital neighborhoods.
