Plotting Squatting Public Purpose And Politics

Author : Robert Jan Baken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351770415

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This title was first published in 2003. Since independence in 1947, India has undergone a phase of rapid urbanization. New planning laws have been passed, new organizations established, public policy documents and discussion papers prepared and a host of land and housing schemes have been implemented. Still, however, the vast majority of urban expansion is an unplanned process that takes the form of squatting and illegal or semi-legal land subdivision. By looking in detail at two rapidly growing cities in Andhra Pradesh (Vijayawada and Viaskhapatnam) this book explores cultural, physical-spatial, political and economic determinants of the allocation of urban land and of urban growth in India in historical context. It focuses on the interplay between the government and the organizations in charge of their implementation, and the private sector on the other. Special attention is given to the conditions of the urban poor, with the changes in their socio-economic conditions.

Author : Robert Jan Baken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351770408

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Plotting, Squatting, Public Purpose and Politics by Robert Jan Baken Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. Since independence in 1947, India has undergone a phase of rapid urbanization. New planning laws have been passed, new organizations established, public policy documents and discussion papers prepared and a host of land and housing schemes have been implemented. Still, however, the vast majority of urban expansion is an unplanned process that takes the form of squatting and illegal or semi-legal land subdivision. By looking in detail at two rapidly growing cities in Andhra Pradesh (Vijayawada and Viaskhapatnam) this book explores cultural, physical-spatial, political and economic determinants of the allocation of urban land and of urban growth in India in historical context. It focuses on the interplay between the government and the organizations in charge of their implementation, and the private sector on the other. Special attention is given to the conditions of the urban poor, with the changes in their socio-economic conditions.

Author : Alan Smart,Fung Chi Keung Charles
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789888805648

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Hong Kong Public and Squatter Housing by Alan Smart,Fung Chi Keung Charles Pdf

In Hong Kong Public and Squatter Housing: Geopolitics and Informality, 1963–1985, Alan Smart and Fung Chi Keung Charles trace two decades of development of squatting in Hong Kong. The authors reconstruct the government policy on squatting through both ethnographic and archival research. The book sheds new light on the consequences of various attempts to control encroachment on scarce urban space. It argues that intersecting policy agendas resulted in decisions that were often not desired, but which emerged as practical solutions from prior failures. The authors address the challenges of explaining confidential policy decisions and offer new approaches applicable in other contexts. Overall, Smart and Fung make an important contribution to the understanding of how public housing and squatting interacted in influential ways that have been poorly understood and offer new perspectives on the challenges of urban governance and housing problems. “The definitive history of how resettlement policies evolved as the squatter population swelled and as London and Beijing moved closer to signing the 1984 Sino-British Declaration. A masterful combination of theorizing and documentary sleuthing, a landmark in contemporary debates over the optimal responses to the formalization of informal property.” —Deborah Davis, Yale University “Smart and Fung offer a fresh and thought-provoking analysis of the changing state-society relations in the postwar decades by unravelling the complexities of Hong Kong’s urban landscape through their critical analysis of the question of informality and the issue of squatting.” —Lui Tai-Lok, Education University of Hong Kong “Employing ethnography and combing through archives, Smart and Fung uncover how the British formalized squatter housing. Highlighting questions of sociopolitical and historical change by analyzing bureaucratic and geopolitical forces—a fascinating project delving into the nature of colonial rule, immigrant resilience, and political economic structures. A major contribution to evidence-based settler colonial studies.” —Setha Low, City University of New York

Author : Lovemore Chipungu,Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000290066

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Housing in the Aftermath of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe by Lovemore Chipungu,Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha Pdf

This book delves into the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) in Zimbabwe to provide insight into how it facilitated the delivery of housing for low-income urban households. It highlights the politics of land reforms and the power of community engagement in housing development in urban areas. Prior to the FTLRP, the Zimbabwean governments had never embraced popular modes of housing production as key factors in urban development. In the area of low-income housing, informal housing schemes have always been treated with apathy and indifference. This left the conventional mode of housing production to be the only legitimate means to house low-income households despite its shortcomings. However, the onset of the FTLRP in 2000 resulted in homeless urban households grasping the opportunity to invade farms for housing development. Through the lenses of Marxism and Neoliberalism, this book analyses housing schemes that emerged and the overall impact of the FTLRP on housing and land delivery in Harare. This analysis is based on empirical evidence obtained from key informants and household surveys conducted in Harare. The authors argue that the FTLRP provided a platform for innovativeness by households, supported by the unpronounced national urban vision and prowess of the political leadership. Hence the success of these housing schemes can be measured by acquisition of land which guarantees households access to the city. However, some of these housing schemes pose challenges – key among them being lack of infrastructure. The book concludes by presenting a new model for effective delivery of land and housing for the urban poor. This is envisaged as a useful policy tool for urban planners, housing experts, land economists, urban and regional geographers, as well as sociologists, political scientists and social workers engaged in public administration of land and housing.

Author : Anindita Mukherjee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108720274

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The Legal Right to Housing in India by Anindita Mukherjee Pdf

Examines the benefits of seeking legal recognition for the right to housing, within the Indian legal context.

Author : Anil M. Varughese,Holli A. Semetko
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040086599

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Political Campaigning in Digital India by Anil M. Varughese,Holli A. Semetko Pdf

This book provides a conceptual toolkit to understand the changing technologies and dynamics of political campaigning in India. Examining political campaigning and party strategies across many Indian states, with special attention to regional politics, histories, cultures, social and technological contexts, the book discusses the potential impacts of campaign strategies on electoral outcomes. Political campaigning reached a tipping point with millions of social media users engaging online with family and friends, political issues, parties and candidates in India’s 2019 parliamentary election. Although India’s political parties had been working with consultants and professional advertising agencies for decades, by 2019, millions of first-time voters as well as older voters were microtargeted with campaign messaging by parties and their affiliates, including frequent misinformation from unknown sources supporting one party or another. Filling a key gap in political communication research on election campaigns in digital India, the chapters in this book capture how political campaigning is important for the electoral fortunes of political parties in India’s diverse regions and states. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and practitioners in political communication, public administration, and political consulting, as well as anyone interested in data-driven political campaigning. It will also be an invaluable reading for those interested in South Asian studies. This book was originally published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Rent control
ISBN : IND:30000056146339

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Rental Housing by Anonim Pdf

Author : R. A. Obudho,Constance C. Mhlanga
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015019059479

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Slum and Squatter Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa by R. A. Obudho,Constance C. Mhlanga Pdf

Characterized by the rapid growth of spontaneous squatter settlements, the urbanization process in Africa differs substantially from that of more developed countries. This book provides fresh insights into the goals and nature of development of the urban sector of Africa. It brings together urban geographers, planners, economists, anthropologists, political scientists, historians, and sociologists to examine the interaction between the modern and traditional forces shaping development. The contributors suggest valuable new methods for both understanding and formulating development strategies.

Author : R. C. Sharma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : City planning
ISBN : UOM:39015015442489

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India's Urban Land Policy and Development Finance by R. C. Sharma Pdf

Author : Squatting Europe Kollective
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1570272573

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Squatting in Europe by Squatting Europe Kollective Pdf

"Squatting offers a radical but simple solution to the crises of housing, homelessness, and the lack of social space that mark contemporary society: occupying empty buildings and rebuilding lives and communities in the process. Squatting has a long and complex history, interwoven with the changing and contested nature of urban politics over the last forty years. Squatting can be an individual strategy for shelter or a collective experiment in communal living. Squatted and self-managed social centres have contributed to the renewal of urban struggles across Europe and intersect with larger political projects. However, not all squatters share the same goals, resources, backgrounds or desire for visibility. Squatting in Europe aims to move beyond the conventional understandings of squatting, investigating its history in Europe over the past four decades. Historical comparisons and analysis blend together in these inquiries into squatting in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Germany and England. In it members of SqEK (Squatting Europe Kollective) explore the diverse, radical, and often controversial nature of squatting as a form of militant research and self-managed knowledge production"--Publisher's description

Author : John Connell,John P. Lea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : City planning
ISBN : UOM:39015038394501

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Island Towns by John Connell,John P. Lea Pdf

Author : Saad Yahya
Publisher : Centre for Human Settlements, the University of British Columbia
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Human settlements
ISBN : UVA:X000960830

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Land for Human Settlement by Saad Yahya Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : City planning
ISBN : UOM:39015027867178

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Urban and Rural Planning Thought by Anonim Pdf

Author : India. Comptroller and Auditor-General
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Finance, Public
ISBN : UIUC:30112084814307

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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the Year ..., Union Government (civil). by India. Comptroller and Auditor-General Pdf

Author : India. Office of the Registrar General
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : India
ISBN : UIUC:30112107059955

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Census of India, 1961 by India. Office of the Registrar General Pdf