TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gupta, Vaibhav (PG181156)
AU  - Herlekar, Vanishree (Guide)
TI  - Homelessness in Ahmedabad : nature, scale and determinants (Softcopy is also available) 
U1  - P TH-2494 
PY  - 2020///
N1  - Contents .       3 
1 Background            1 
1.1 Context: Homelessness in India                        1 
Homelessness: Policy Interventions 
Importance of mapping the homeless population        4 
1.2 About the project .           5 
1.3 Research Partners            6 
2 Research Objectives and Methodology               9 
2.1 Aims  .          9 
2.2 Objectives                                                   9 
2.3 Key research questions         .             9 
2.4 Scope of the study       10 
2.5 Limitation of the study              10 
2.6 Methodology and Timeline     11 
Phase 1: Spatial mapping of homeless locations         12 
Phase 2: Qualitative Survey of Homeless      21 
Phase 3: Recommendations in the policy landscape                     23 
3 Key Inferences and Findings .             25 
3.1 Inferences from Spatial Mapping          25 
Extent and geographical clustering.       25 
Homeless Characteristics .         28 
3.2 Inferences from Qualitative Surveys                            35 
Socio – Demographic characteristics .               36 
Determinants of Homelessness in Ahmedabad Determinants of Homelessness in Ahmedabad                      45 
Homeless living conditions .     49 Access to Social and Sanitation infrastructure             51 
Assess to food          .             53 
Destitutes .            54 
Issues and Challenges faced by homeless       55 
4 Direction for Future Research and Advocacy                     59 
5 Conclusion  .     66 
References  .                 xiii 
Appendix 1: Questionnaire for Spatial Mapping            xviii 
Appendix 2: Ward wise distribution – Phase 1 Survey   xx 
Appendix 3: Questionnaire for Qualitative Survey .       xxiv 
Appendix 4: Sample Distribution for Qualitative study           xxxi

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