Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of figures xiii
List of tables xi
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Need of the Study 2
1.3 Aim 3
1.4 Objectives 3
1.5 Scope and Limitation 3
Chapter 2. Literature Review 5
2.1. Urban Poverty and Assets 5
2.2. Residential Mobility 7
2.2.1. Why to Move? 9
2.2.2. Where to Move? 11
2.3. Spatial Mismatch 12
2.4. Affordability: Housing & Transportation 15
Chapter 3. Methodology 19
3.1. Methodology 19
3.2. Primary and Secondary Data Identification 20
3.3. Approach to the study 22
Chapter 4. City Profile: Ahmedabad 25
4.1. Housing Condition 25
4.2. Affordable Public Housing Scenario 27
Chapter 5. Data Identification and Collection 31
5.1. Site Selection and Sampling 31
5.2. Scope and Limitation 34
5.3. Survey Design and Pilot Surveys 36
Chapter 6. Analysis and Findings 37
6.1. Profile of Sampled Households 37
6.2. Priorities for Shifting: Why did they move? 39
6.3. Impacts on Workers 40
6.3.1. Impacts on Employment and Earnings 40
6.3.2. Impacts on Travel Pattern 45
6.3.3. Public Transportation and User Perception 48
6.4. Impacts on Students and Dependents 52
6.4.1. Accessing Social Infrastructure 52
6.4.2. Changes in Social Environment 54
6.5. Summary of Analysis: Trade – offs 56
Chapter 7. Is Affordable Housing really Affordable? 59
7.1. Determinants of Affordability 59
7.2. Binary Logit Regression Model 60
7.3. Results and Inferences 61
7.4. Trip Length for Affordable Transportation 64
Chapter 8. Conclusion and Recommendations 67
8.1. Conclusion 67
8.2. Recommendations 69
8.3. Future Research Direction 71
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