Foreword by Rt. Hon. Baroness Chalker of Wallasey, former Minister of Overseas Development, United Kingdom
List of photographs, figures and tables
Introduction
1. Urbanisation and slum housing in India
1.1 Population increase and urbanisation
1.2 Growth of slums
1.3 Slum living conditions
1.4 Approaches to slum improvement
1.5 General guidance for infrastructure provision in slums
2. The Slum Networking approach to urban development
2.1 Main feature of the Slum Networking approach
2.2 Physical improvements in the Slum Networking approach
• roads and footpaths
• storm drainage
• sanitation and sewarage
• water supply
• earthworks and soft landscaping
• street lighting
• solid waste management
2.3 Community development
social aspects
economic activities/income generation
education
health
2.4 Organisation and finance
2.5 Long term project continuity
3. Slum Networking in practice
3.1 The Indore Habitat Project
• Indore City profile
• Information gathering
• Physical improvements
• Community development
• City wide impact
• Organisation and impelmentation
• Monitoring and management
• Financing and costs
3.2 Baroda - an example of increased community control
• Baroda City profile
• Project scope and components
• Implementation framework
• Phasing and costs
• Ramdevnagar pilot project
3.3 Ahmedabad - an example of financial self-sufficiency
• Ahmedabad City profile
• Project scope and components
• Project implementation
• Phasing and costs
4. Replication of the Slum Networking approach
4.1 Project or process?
4.2 Opportunities for further expansion
4.3 Role of government in encouraging replication
4.4 An external perspective
5. Reference and further information
5.1 Contacts in India for further information
5.2 Building and Social Housing Foundation
5.3 Participants attending the Study Visit
5.4 Engineering drawings
• Manhole details
• Main sewers
• Community hall
• Water supply
• Storm drainage
• Sewerage
