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CASE STUDIES

CITYWIDE SLUM REHABILITATION STRATEGIES

FOR THE URBAN POOR IN KOLHAPUR

AR. PRATIMA JOSHI Kolhapur is a tier-2 in judicious utilisation of land and
Maharashtra and is spread
inclusivity of the urban poor.
AR. ISHA JOSHI over 7685 Sq.m. with a
population density of 3,876,001. BACKGROUND
(368-kolhapur.html 1). With Shelter Associates (SA)
increasing urbanisation, a had undertaken a research
growing demand for housing project within the Kolhapur
within the Kolhapur city has Municipal Corporation (KMC)
led to formation of slum pockets that aimed at leveraging a data
spread across the city. There driven, inclusive approach to
“Shelter Associates are 57 slums in the city with a develop holistic solutions for
intervened at the behest of population of 59,971 having social housing. The research
the community with multi- no security of tenure. (https:// project aimed at providing a
stakeholders, for an inclusive shelter-associates.org 2 ) Through framework for implementing
approach that would ensure the research project undertaken social housing projects across
a balance of the top-down Shelter Associates(SA) in 44 slums on the government
Pramiti
with
collaboration
and bottom-up approach. foundation and funded by land.
Throughout the project all the ATE CF aimed to provide a SA follows three core
stakeholders were involved framework for implementing principles for sensitive
in each step of the process, social housing projects across planning: (1) the importance
ensuring participation, 44 slums in the government. of a data driven process; (2)
feedback from all concerned The research project follows the the importance of a holistic
parties.” core principles of (1) data driven approach at the citywide level;
approach (2) holistic citywide and (3) the importance of an
approach and (3) inclusive multi inclusive multi stakeholder
stakeholder approach towards approach. SA had prepared
planning. Furthermore, SA a spatial database for all 57
Keywords: Slum Upgradation, aimed to highlight the on-ground informal settlements in the city
land tenure, institutional financing, scenario for affordable housing that was leveraged to identify
Beneficiary- Led Individual House and gauge the hurdles faced the vulnerable settlements on
Construction/Enhancement (BLC), during implementation. The government land in order to
PMAY (U), urban poor article highlights the findings prioritise and focus resources
from the research project that for their redevelopment. The
Ar. Pratima Joshi (pratima@shelter- solutions for these settlements
associates.org) is Executive Director, provides an insight to the top were developed through
Shelter Associates; Ar.Isha Joshi is down approach of social housing
Architect, Shelter Associates projects resulting in lack of rapid design development

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