Living on the margins : social access to shelter in urban South Asia /
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| Author / Creator: | Purewal, Navtej Kaur. |
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| Imprint: | Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, c2000. |
| Description: | xii, 204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SOAS studies in development geography |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4377191 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Poverty and Shelter in the Third World
- Introduction
- Theoretical Perspectives
- Self-help
- The Neo-Marxist Critique
- 2. Access to Shelter: Issues, Debates and Policies
- Introduction
- Ideological Discourses on Access
- Conventional and Non-Conventional Housing Policies
- Access and Legal Status of Settlements
- Unregulated Housing Sub-Markets
- 3. Amritsar: the Region and the City
- Introduction
- Historical Background of Amritsar (1577 to 1849)
- Colonial Rule and the Partition (1849-1947)
- The Region of Punjab
- Migration and Development
- Ethnicity and Communal Politics
- 4. The Research Method
- Introduction
- Definitions and Terminology
- Selecting a Sample
- Housing Structures
- Constructing a Typology
- The Survey
- Ethical Issues
- 5. The Research Context
- Introduction
- National Housing Policies in India
- State Housing Policies in Punjab
- Low-income Housing in Amritsar
- Land System
- Spatial Pattern of Low-income Housing
- 6. Socio-Economic Profile of the Sample
- Introduction
- Caste
- Religion
- Migration
- Employment
- Income
- 7. The Settlement Process
- Introduction
- Settlement and Consolidation
- Acquiring a Home
- Housing and Land Tenure
- Illegality and Legalisation
- Security from Eviction
- 8. Paths to Housing Access
- Introduction
- Paths to Housing Access
- Migration, Mobility and Settlement
- Social Differentiation in the Low-income Housing Market
- Income, Affordability and Differential Access
- Legality, Tenure and Access
- 9. Conclusion
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2. Survey Settlements
- Type 1. Jhuggi Settlements
- Bangla Basti
- Durgiana Mandir
- Mall Mandi
- Righu Bridge
- Type 2. Private Self-Help
- Angarh
- Gujjarpura
- Indira Colony
- Outside Lahori Gate
- Type 3. State-Assisted
- Ajnala Road
- Gwal Mandi
- Outside Gilwali Gate
- Janta Flats
- Roop Nagar
- Valmiki Quarters
- Waryam Singh Colony
- Appendix 3
- Bibliography
- Index
