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

This 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Clarke Annez, Patricia, Bertaud, Alain, Bertaud, Marie-Agnes, Bhatt, Bijal, Bhatt, Chirayu, Patel, Bimal, Phatak, Vidyadhar
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-11
Subjects:	affordable housing, apartment, apartments, architects, Basic services, building materials, Building use, Cities, city management, commercial space, communities, Construction, DESCRIPTION, dweller, dwelling, dwelling units, dwellings, electricity, electricity company, Employment, eviction, exchange rates, homeowners, homes, households, houses, housing affordability, Housing Bank, housing conditions, housing finance, housing market, housing policy, housing prices, housing programs, housing standards, housing stock, housing supply, housing units, Hygiene, Income Distribution, inflation, informal housing, infrastructure services, inhabitants, interventions, land development, Land Management, land prices, land supply, land supply constraint, land tenure, Land Use, Land Use Regulations, levies, living conditions, low-income households, Mass transit, mobility, mortgages, Municipal Taxes, Neighborhood, neighborhoods, occupation, poor neighborhoods, Private Contractors, private developers, private land, private lands, private sector, property rights, property taxes, provisions, public, Public Goods, public housing, public infrastructure, Public Investment, public sector, real estate, regulatory framework, rents, roads, rural areas, safety, sanitation, SAVINGS, Schools, settlements, shelter, Slum, slum areas, slum improvement, slums, solid waste collection, streets, subdivisions, subsidized housing, substandard housing, suburban areas, suburbs, town planning, towns, urban areas, Urban Development, urban expansion, Urban Infrastructure, urban land, Urban Planning, urban population, Urban Poverty, Urban Redevelopment, Urban Renewal, urban services, urban space, Urban Studies, Urbanization, Utilities, waste, waste collection, Water Supply, zoning, zoning regulations,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16384
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