Table of contents
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents viii
List of figures x
1: Introduction 2
1.1 Background
1.2 Research Aim, Objectives, Scope, and Limitations
1.3 Methodology
1.4 Literature Review
2: Understanding the State of Housing in India-Surat 8
2.1 History of Housing in India
2.1.1 Emergence of informal settlements
2.1.2 Response of government - Development of affordable formal housing
2.1.3 Rehabilitation formal housings- SRA and EWS
2.2 Introduction to Surat, Gujarat, India
2.2.1 Informal Settlements, their history, cause, and consequences in Surat
2.2.2 Formal housing- Response of government (SMC) to counteract the “slums”
2.2.3 Present condition of SRA housings from secondary sources
3: Site Analysis of SRA Housings and informal settlements 24
3.1 Why are these sites selected?
3.1.1 About the Sites
3.1.2 Site Survey + Questionnaires + Analysis
3.2 Derivation of analysis criteria from Site Surveys
3.2.1 Tangible criteria analysis
3.2.2 Intangible criteria analysis
3.3 Results of Analysis
4: Constructing a Checklist 96
4.1 Basic design based solutions for the parameters
4.2 Creating a final checklist of the Tangible aspects for the 3 scales
4.2.1 Identification of agencies responsible for the implementation of checklist
5: Way Forward and future research 104
5.1 Usage of parameter checklist by multiple agencies
5.2 Conclusion
References xiii