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 si...

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Main Authors:	Clarke Annez, Patricia, Bertaud, Alain, Bertaud, Marie-Agnes, Bhatt, Bijal, Bhatt, Chirayu, Patel, Bimal, Phatak, Vidyadhar
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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
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spelling	okr-10986-163842021-04-23T14:03:29Z Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities Clarke Annez, Patricia Bertaud, Alain Bertaud, Marie-Agnes Bhatt, Bijal Bhatt, Chirayu Patel, Bimal Phatak, Vidyadhar 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 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. 2013-12-17T22:26:34Z 2013-12-17T22:26:34Z 2012-11 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16384 en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6267 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Clarke Annez, Patricia Bertaud, Alain Bertaud, Marie-Agnes Bhatt, Bijal Bhatt, Chirayu Patel, Bimal Phatak, Vidyadhar Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities
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description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Clarke Annez, Patricia Bertaud, Alain Bertaud, Marie-Agnes Bhatt, Bijal Bhatt, Chirayu Patel, Bimal Phatak, Vidyadhar
author_facet	Clarke Annez, Patricia Bertaud, Alain Bertaud, Marie-Agnes Bhatt, Bijal Bhatt, Chirayu Patel, Bimal Phatak, Vidyadhar
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title	Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities
title_short	Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities
title_full	Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities
title_fullStr	Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities
title_full_unstemmed	Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities
title_sort	ahmedabad : more but different government for “slum free” and livable cities
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Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities

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