CONTENTS Executive summary v 1. Chapter: formulating the research 1 1.1. Background 1 1.2. Need/rationale of the study 2 1.3. Aim 3 1.4. Research question 3 1.5. Objectives 3 1.6. Scope 4 1.7. Limitations 4 1.8. Methadology 5 1.8.1. Research framework 5 1.8.2. Research matrix 5 2. Chapter: literature review 7 2.1. Slum defination 7 2.1.1. Land tenure 8 2.1.2. Slums on public land 9 2.2. Relocation, resettlement, rehabilitation and displacement 11 2.3. Voluntary and involuntary displacement 12 2.4. Impacts of displacement 13 2.5. Case studies of long term assessment of voluntary and involuntary resettlements 18 2.5.1. Douala, cameroon 18 2.5.2. Trilokpuri, delhi 19 2.5.3. Swarnjayanti vihar, delhi 21 2.6. Conclusion 23 3. Chapter: overview of case study: sanklit nagar 25 3.1. City context 25 3.2. Case study: sanklit nagar 28 3.2.1. Context 28 3.2.2. Community 29 3.2.3. Timeline of events that took place 31 3.3. Indicators adopted to assess the resettlement process 33 3.4. Sampling methodology 36 3.4.1. Objective: 36 3.4.2. Sampling framework: 36 4. Chapter: analysis 38 4.1. Social 38 4.1.1. Religious composition 38 4.1.2. Social security 39 4.1.3. Social institutions 39 4.1.4. Conflicts 43 4.3. Economic characteristics 44 4.3.1. Liability 44 4.3.2. Occupational pattern 45 4.3.3. Current market value 46 4.4. Physical characteristics 48 4.4.1. Built v/s open relation 48 4.4.2. Area under roads before and now 50 4.4.3. Land use 53 4.4.4. Density and building heights 56 4.4. Legal characteristics 66 4.4.1. Property title 66 4.4.2. Authorized construction 68 4.5. Findings 69 Conclusion 70 Annexure 74