Urban Housing and Slums - Hardcover

A.K. Jain

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8189973894 ISBN 13: 9788189973896

Publisher: Readworthy Publications, 2009

It is a paradox that the number of homeless, squatters and slum dwellers in Indian cities is increasing in proportion to public housing programmes. In spite of ever increasing investments in housing sector, the problem remains stupendous. It is necessary, therefore, to have a hard look at the ongoing policies, processes, plans and programmes and evolve alternative approaches for housing delivery. Describing the growth and rehabilitation of slums in Delhi, it offers an elaborate discussion on community-based rehousing, Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme, security of land tenure, public housing transformation, and role of private sector in social housing. It also deals with infrastructure development, regularization of unauthorized colonies, emergency shelter housing development and design, systems-based housing production, and cost reduction is construction of shelter. Various policy documentary related to slum rehabilitation have been annexed in a CD as well. Introduction -- Shelter for the Urban Poor -- Growth and Rehabilitation of Slums in Delhi -- Community Based Slum Rehousing -- Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) -- Rhabilitation of Slum Dwellers: Mumbai -- Security of Land Tenure -- Public Housing Transformation -- Policy to Incentivise Private Sector in Social Housing -- Towards Housing for All -- Infrastructure Services and Housing Development -- Growth and Regularisation of Unauthorised Colonies -- The Emergency Shelter -- Housing Development and Design -- Systems based Housing Production -- Cost Reduction in Construction of Shelter

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About the Author:

A.K. Jain, an architect-town planner, is on the Advisory Board of the UN Habitat and is a fellow of the Eastern Asia Region Organisation for Planning and Housing (EAROPH), International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP). Indian Institute of Architects, Institutes of Town Planners, India and the Indian Buildings Congress. He studied at the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam and University of Birmingham. He attended the UN Habitat Conferences at Vancouver (1976 and 2006) and Istanbul (1996). He is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Environmental Studies (UK). As Commissioner (Planning) worked on the Master Plan for Delhi-2021, National Urban Housing Policy (2007) and National Transport Policy (2006) and several planning, housing and infrastructure projects. Mr. Jain is a visiting faculty at Delhi School of Planning and Architecture and is author of several books and papers.

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