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CASE STUDIES

HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR LOW INCOME SETTLEMENTS

CASE OF UNAUTHORIZED COLONIES IN DELHI

DR. RUCHITA GUPTA The term low income settlements percent or about two-thirds
of the world’s population
broadly refers to all kind of
MS. ANWESHA settlements which lack basic will be living in urban areas
CHANDRA amenities and infrastructure to (United Nations, 2019). It
support its inhabitants and are has also been observed that
marked by low or no security in the recent decades the
of tenure and unhealthy living pace of urbanization has
“Due to lack of resources conditions. The paper provides been faster in developing
and technical know-how, the an overview of the evolution countries, especially in the
dwellings that are constructed of unauthorized settlements Asian and African countries
are unsafe. Government of and policy timelines that have as compared to those in the
the local body should set- impacted the living and housing developed world.
up Housing Dispensaries conditions of the residents in
at a certain population Delhi. Through undertaking With a vision towards
level. Such dispensaries will a study in four unauthorized sustainable development,
provide technical knowhow colonies spread across North, cities are working towards
about construction practices, South, East and West of Delhi, this managing their urban growth
masonry etc. and would also paper focuses on analyzing these to be in tandem with the
have plumbers, electricians, colonies at the settlement and the Sustainable Development
structural engineers and household level to identify the Goals, especially SDG-11
architects for helping the issues that plague the residents which aims at making cities
residents. ” and human settlements more
and highlights the heterogeneity inclusive, safe, resilient and
and resourcefulness exhibited by sustainable. However there
them in their daily survival. It
Key-words: Low income settlements, are challenging urban issues
Unauthorised colonies, Housing provides possible solutions that that accompany urbanization
typologies, construction techniques, can be adopted to improve the like inequality, climate change,
building materials current scenario. informality, insecurity, and
Dr. Ruchita Gupta (ruchita.gupta@ INTRODUCTION the unsustainable forms
of urban expansion (UN
spa.ac.in) is Associate Professor,
Department of Housing, School of Countries across the world Habitat, 2016). One of the
Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. are experiencing rapid major issues among these
Ms. Anwesha Chandra (anweshac91@ urbanization with about 55.3 is the increased residency
gmail.com) is Practicing Architect and percent of the population in slums and informal
former Research Associate, Department (or 4.1 billion people) living settlements. An estimated 25
of Housing, School of Planning and in urban areas at present. By percent of the world’s urban
Architecture, New Delhi. 2050, it is projected that 68 population live in informal

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