Un défi majeur des villes indiennes : l’accès à un logement convenable

Indian cities are faced with an acute shortage in decent housing, which points to the double challenge of squatter settlement and slums, and forced evictions. The main strategies regarding squatter settlements, which comprise the provision of basic services, upgrading of housing conditions, relocati...

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Main Author: Véronique Dupont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association AGF 2017-02-01
Series:Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/294
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description Indian cities are faced with an acute shortage in decent housing, which points to the double challenge of squatter settlement and slums, and forced evictions. The main strategies regarding squatter settlements, which comprise the provision of basic services, upgrading of housing conditions, relocation on alternative sites, and rehousing, addressed mainly the symptoms of housing poverty. But on the other hand, the many forced evictions without adequate rehabilitation programme have generated processes of exclusion and impoverishment for the evicted families. The debates about the role of the market in housing policies and rehousing programmes underline the divergences of views between those defending a neo-liberal agenda and those stressing the state responsibilities towards the weakest sections. The complexity of slum-related issues comes from the necessity to provide answers in the short and long-term. Different types of barriers to a better integration of the slum dwellers’ rights persist; in the Indian context, some are notably institutional, and other cultural and social.
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Un défi majeur des villes indiennes : l’accès à un logement convenable
Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
India
Forced evictions
Housing policies
Slum
title Un défi majeur des villes indiennes : l’accès à un logement convenable
title_full Un défi majeur des villes indiennes : l’accès à un logement convenable
title_fullStr Un défi majeur des villes indiennes : l’accès à un logement convenable
title_full_unstemmed Un défi majeur des villes indiennes : l’accès à un logement convenable
title_short Un défi majeur des villes indiennes : l’accès à un logement convenable
title_sort un defi majeur des villes indiennes l acces a un logement convenable
topic India
Forced evictions
Housing policies
Slum
url https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/294
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