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Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities

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dc.contributor.authorClarke Annez, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorBertaud, Alain
dc.contributor.authorBertaud, Marie-Agnes
dc.contributor.authorBhatt, Bijal
dc.contributor.authorBhatt, Chirayu
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Bimal
dc.contributor.authorPhatak, Vidyadhar
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-17T22:26:34Z
dc.date.available2013-12-17T22:26:34Z
dc.date.issued2012-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes real estate market dynamics over the past decade in the city of Ahmedabad, India, with a view to improving the living conditions of the large population living in slums. The paper combines census data, the National Sample Survey, and slum household surveys to review the demand side of the market. Satellite photography was used to estimate the production of both formal and informal housing over the past ten years. Analysis of the execution of the development plan for the Ahmedabad region and town planning schemes shows how the system of housing supply has evolved. These analyses are used to assess the feasibility of various approaches to achieving "slum free" cities, the goal of the Government of India's planned assistance program Rajiv Awas Yojana. The paper concludes that notwithstanding a substantial increase in public housing production in recent years, providing subsidized formal homes from government or through reservations for lower income groups in private developments would take more than a generation just to handle the current slum population -- representing one-third of households. Providing basic environmental infrastructure services in existing underserved neighborhoods -- a proven approach under the Slum Networking Program -- and bolstering infrastructure networks for the city to accommodate increased demand are affordable and feasible. Addressing issues such as rural-urban land conversion and ambiguous land tenure, and allowing flexibility for realistic building standards and increasing maximum floor space standards in certain neighborhoods can help to ensure a growing supply of housing that is affordable for moderate and low-income households.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6267
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16384
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6267
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectaffordable housing
dc.subjectapartment
dc.subjectapartments
dc.subjectarchitects
dc.subjectBasic services
dc.subjectbuilding materials
dc.subjectBuilding use
dc.subjectCities
dc.subjectcity management
dc.subjectcommercial space
dc.subjectcommunities
dc.subjectConstruction
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectdweller
dc.subjectdwelling
dc.subjectdwelling units
dc.subjectdwellings
dc.subjectelectricity
dc.subjectelectricity company
dc.subjectEmployment
dc.subjecteviction
dc.subjectexchange rates
dc.subjecthomeowners
dc.subjecthomes
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjecthouses
dc.subjecthousing affordability
dc.subjectHousing Bank
dc.subjecthousing conditions
dc.subjecthousing finance
dc.subjecthousing market
dc.subjecthousing policy
dc.subjecthousing prices
dc.subjecthousing programs
dc.subjecthousing standards
dc.subjecthousing stock
dc.subjecthousing supply
dc.subjecthousing units
dc.subjectHygiene
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectinflation
dc.subjectinformal housing
dc.subjectinfrastructure services
dc.subjectinhabitants
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectland development
dc.subjectLand Management
dc.subjectland prices
dc.subjectland supply
dc.subjectland supply constraint
dc.subjectland tenure
dc.subjectLand Use
dc.subjectLand Use Regulations
dc.subjectlevies
dc.subjectliving conditions
dc.subjectlow-income households
dc.subjectMass transit
dc.subjectmobility
dc.subjectmortgages
dc.subjectMunicipal Taxes
dc.subjectNeighborhood
dc.subjectneighborhoods
dc.subjectoccupation
dc.subjectpoor neighborhoods
dc.subjectPrivate Contractors
dc.subjectprivate developers
dc.subjectprivate land
dc.subjectprivate lands
dc.subjectprivate sector
dc.subjectproperty rights
dc.subjectproperty taxes
dc.subjectprovisions
dc.subjectpublic
dc.subjectPublic Goods
dc.subjectpublic housing
dc.subjectpublic infrastructure
dc.subjectPublic Investment
dc.subjectpublic sector
dc.subjectreal estate
dc.subjectregulatory framework
dc.subjectrents
dc.subjectroads
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectsafety
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSchools
dc.subjectsettlements
dc.subjectshelter
dc.subjectSlum
dc.subjectslum areas
dc.subjectslum improvement
dc.subjectslums
dc.subjectsolid waste collection
dc.subjectstreets
dc.subjectsubdivisions
dc.subjectsubsidized housing
dc.subjectsubstandard housing
dc.subjectsuburban areas
dc.subjectsuburbs
dc.subjecttown planning
dc.subjecttowns
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjectUrban Development
dc.subjecturban expansion
dc.subjectUrban Infrastructure
dc.subjecturban land
dc.subjectUrban Planning
dc.subjecturban population
dc.subjectUrban Poverty
dc.subjectUrban Redevelopment
dc.subjectUrban Renewal
dc.subjecturban services
dc.subjecturban space
dc.subjectUrban Studies
dc.subjectUrbanization
dc.subjectUtilities
dc.subjectwaste
dc.subjectwaste collection
dc.subjectWater Supply
dc.subjectzoning
dc.subjectzoning regulations
dc.titleAhmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Citiesen
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okr.crossref.titleAhmedabad: More but Different Government for "Slum Free" and Livable Cities
okr.date.disclosure2012-11-14
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:49:14.437764Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid526341468267004528
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6267
okr.identifier.reportWPS6267
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Housing & Human Habitats
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Slums Upgrading
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Housing
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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