CONTENTS
DISCLAIMER 2
UNDERTAKING 3
CERTIFICATE 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 5
Chapter 1: Introduction 9
1.1 Project proposal: 12
Chapter 2: Literature study 16
2.1 Climate change: 16
2.2 Cities and climate change: 18
2.3 Climate change and urban resilience: 23
Chapter 3: Background 28
3.1 City profile: 28
3.2 Administrative framework: 30
3.3 Climate: 31
3.4 Public housing in Ahmedabad: 33
Chapter 4: Data collection and analysis 41
4.1 Data collection: 41
4.2 Impact study: 42
4.2.1 Sample distribution: 42
4.2.2 Settlement wise impact study: 44
4.2.3 Conclusion: 49
Chapter 5: Major findings, conclusions & recommendations 52
5.1 City level estimated costs: 52
5.1.1 Estimated costs (Slum settlements): 52
5.1.2 Estimated costs (BSUP public housing): 53
5.1.3 Estimated costs (MMGY public housing): 54
5.2 Recommendations: 55
5.2.1 Scenario 1: Move all slum households to formal housing 55
5.2.2 Scenario 2: Upgrade and provide infrastructure to all the slums 57
5.2.3 Scenario 3: Strategically relocate, redevelop and upgrade 57
BIBLIOGRAPHY: 64
APPENDICES 67
Questionnaire 67