Open AccessRedevelopment of Slum
Author(s) -
Milind M Darade
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2021.35815
Subject(s) - slum , redevelopment , environmental planning , urbanization , population , beneficiary , human settlement , business , economic growth , urban planning , geography , socioeconomics , environmental health , civil engineering , engineering , sociology , economics , medicine , archaeology , finance
India is on an accelerated path of urbanisation but several Indian cities face the challenge of housing their growing population, especially the urban poor. Much of the population is forced to living in slum settlements, especially in large cities like Mumbai. Undertaking slum rehabilitation/redevelopment schemes (SRS) becomes essential for cities to improve housing conditions of the urban poor. However, the planning of such rehabilitation/ redevelopment schemes tends to focus on physical aspects while ignoring the social aspects, which in turn can affect the living environment and overall development of the community. This paper attempts to makes an evaluation of such SRS projects in Mumbai through a survey of the beneficiary slum dwellers to assess their effectiveness. The results indicate that social infrastructure at community level is not well integrated into the SRS project planning, thereby affecting the overall development and living environment of slum dwellers. Therefore, other Indian cities have to keep it in mind in the planning and design stage of SRS projects.