Centre for Social Studies2013-08-282013-08-282002-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15473This report discusses the study of slums in the city of Surat and it is divided into eight sections. Section one introduces the study and discusses general background, overall methodology, methods and techniques of data collection, and methods of analysis; section two profiles the city of Surat and slums therein; section three discusses definition and recognition of slums and situation of tenure of land along with the physical and social infrastructure and people's views on the same; section four attempts to throw light on resettlement and up-gradation of slums and section five relates with the community participation and activities in the slums. The objectives of these studies of slums in four towns/cities were as follows: The similarities and differences identified may be in perceptions of slum dwellers about the priority of services in the slum, their economic condition, economic potential and willingness to share the cost of internal infrastructure and community dynamics including the degree or potential for community organization, mobilization or group savings, etc.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBASIC SERVICESCASUAL WORKCHEAP LABOURCHILD DEVELOPMENTCITIESCITIZENCITIZENSCITY AREACITY POPULATIONCLEANLINESSCOMMERCIAL USECOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY LEADERCOMMUNITY LEADERSCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMMUNITY SERVICESCOMMUNITY TOILETSCREDIT FACILITIESDRINKING WATERDWELLINGDWELLING UNITSDWELLINGSECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC STATUSELECTRICITY CONNECTIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESESSENTIAL SERVICESFAMILY MEMBERSFLOODSFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSHAWKERHEALTH CENTRESHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH SERVICESHOTELHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLDSHOUSESHOUSING CONDITIONSHUTSHYGIENEILLEGAL SETTLEMENTSINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICESINHABITANTSLABOUR FORCELAND OWNERSHIPLAND TENURELEGAL STATUSLIVING CONDITIONSLOCALITIESMEDICAL FACILITIESMEDICAL SERVICESMICRO-FINANCEMIGRANTMIGRANT POPULATIONSMIGRANT WOMENMIGRANTSMUNICIPAL CORPORATIONNEIGHBOURHOODSNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDSNURSEOCCUPATIONOCCUPATIONSOWNERSHIP OF LANDPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION PROJECTIONSPOTABLE WATERPRACTITIONERSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE DOCTORSPRIVATE LANDPROPER HOUSINGPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF LIFE OF SLUM DWELLERSRENTALSRESETTLEMENTROADSRURAL AREASRURAL POPULATIONSAFE DRINKING WATERSANITATIONSCHOOL FACILITIESSECONDARY SCHOOLSSECURITY OF LAND TENURESECURITY OF TENURESELF HELPSELF-EMPLOYMENTSERVICE DELIVERYSETTLEMENTSSEXSEX RATIOSHELTERSHOPSSLUMSLUM AREASSLUM IMPROVEMENTSLUM POPULATIONSLUM SURVEYSLUM-DWELLERSSLUMSSOCIAL GROUPSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURESOCIAL SCIENCESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WORKERSSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSTATE POLICYSTREET LIGHTINGTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOWNSTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN GOVERNANCEURBAN HOUSINGURBAN ISSUESURBAN MANAGEMENTURBAN MANAGERSURBAN POORURBAN SLUMSWASTEWATER DRAINAGEWATER SUPPLYWOMANWORKING POPULATIONWorld Bank10.1596/15473