TY - BOOK AU - Gupta, Harsheeta AU - Mukherjee Basu, Anurima (Guide) TI - Encountering the hidden potential of informal industries (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-2093 PY - 2017/// N1 - CONTENTS Undertaking i Certificate - ii Acknowledgement iii Abstract iv 1 Chapter 1 1 Research Question - 1 Aim 1 Objectives- 2 Methodology 2 Stage I | Literature Review and Preliminary Data Collection 2 Stage II | Field Survey: Leather Industry of Dharavi 3 Stage III | Analysis - 3 Stage IV | Recommendations 3 Limitation of the study 3 2 Chapter 2 5 Understanding linkages between Informality and Slums 5 Informality within Urban Settings 5 Slums as Informal Settlements 6 Understanding Informal Economy 7 Slums as potential Economic Hubs 10 Case: Tokyo 11 Summary - 12 3 Chapter 3 15 Dharavi: Looking Inside 15 History of Dharavi - 15 Informal Production Units in Dharavi 17 Government initiatives for development of Dharavi 19 Dharavi Notified Area (DNA) 20 Land Ownership in DNA 21 Dharavi Redevelopment Project 22 Sectorial Approach for Redevelopment of Dharavi 22 Site Selection 24 Land use of the Site 25 Types of Industries on Site 26 4 4 Chapter 4 29 Data Framework - 29 Data Requirement and collection 29 5 Chapter 5 33 Snapshot of the Leather Industry of Dharavi 33 History 33 Concerns - 33 Market 34 Existing Organizations for Leather Workers 34 Zooming in to the Site - Analysis 35 Basic Profile of the Leather Units 35 Economic Potential of Leather Industry 37 Government Policies for Industries 40 Condition of the Leather Industries 43 Conclusion 47 How many will be re-accommodated? 47 Major hindrance in eligibility for re-allocation are: 47 What could be done in the future? 48 List of Figures 51 List of Tables 52 List of Abbreviations 52 Appendix 1 53 Appendix 2 54 References 55 ER -