Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of graphs xiii
List of tables xv
List of maps xvii
List of images xix
List of figures xxi
List of Schematic location xxiii
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background of the study area 2
1.2 History of ceramic industries 4
1.3 Production of ceramic industries 5
1.3.1 Trade dynamics 6
1.4 Morbi as ceramic hub 8
1.5 Key challenges of ceramic industries 10
1.6 Government initiatives and plans for industrialization 11
1.7 Need for the study 14
1.7.1 Research questions 15
2 ABOUT THE STUDY 16
2.1 Aim of the research study . 16
2.2 Objectives of the research study . 16
2.3 Scope and Limitation of the project . 19
2.4 Research design 19
2.4.1 Research methodology 19
2.4.2 Sampling methodology 21
2.4.3 Different stakeholders 23
3 LITERATURE STUDY 25
3.1 Case studies 26
3.1.1 Housing condition of industrial workers. 26
3.1.2 Housing standard and preference of the workers 27
3.1.3 Recommendation for industrial workers’ housing 29
4 SITE PROFILE 32
4.1 Location 32
4.2 Timeline of Morbi 33
4.3 Census data 34
4.3.1 Population 34
4.3.2 Household size and Households 36
4.3.3 Houses and Housing condition 38
4.3.4 Migration 39
4.4 Real estate sector 41
4.4.1 Housing typology in different zones 43
4.4.2 Property price and unit size 49
4.4.3 Rental value in different zones 51
5 SURVEY ANALYSIS 53
5.1 Evolution of ceramic industrial units, labours and labours’ housing over years in Morbi . 53
5.2 Labours’ background 55
5.3 Area of resides and monthly wages of different type of workers 58
5.4 Labours’ housing condition provided by the industries . 59
5.4.1 Physical structure of housing unit 60
5.4.2 Congestion factor 61
5.4.3 Type of toilet and kitchen 62
5.4.4 Availability of physical and social infrastructure 63
5.5 Labours’ housing shortage 65
6 LABOURS’ HOUSING TYPOLOGY AND CONDITION . 68
6.1 Low rise apartments in large scale industries . 69
6.2 Low rise apartments in medium scale industries 69
6.3 Row house in medium scale industries . 70
6.4 Row house in small scale industries . 71
6.5 Row house in small scale industries with semi-permanent structures 72
7 HOUSING PREFERENCE AND AFFORDABILITY. 75
8 CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION 81
References 89
Appendix 1: Questionnaire of workers of ceramic industries 91