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082			_aP TH-1665 _bKUM
100			_aKumari, Reetu
245		0	_aUnderstanding housing preferences and affordability of economically weaker section, case of Nagpur city (Also available on CD)
260			_c2014
300			_axi,88p.,CD-ROM
505			_aCONTENTS List of tables i List of figures iii List of abbreviations iv Executive summary vi 1. Introduction 2 1.1. Background 2 1.2. Need for the study 3 1.3. Rationale for the study area 5 1.3.1. Administrative boundary: nagpur 5 1.3.2. Density map 6 1.3.3. Land use map 6 1.4. Selection of study area: gandhibag (zone 6) 7 1.4.1. Study area description 9 1.5. Research aim 9 1.6. Research objectives 9 1.7. Research questions 10 1.8. Methodology / framework for the study 10 1.9. Survey design 12 1.10. Scope 15 1.11. Limitations 15 1.12. Summary 15 2. Literature review and conceptual development 17 2.1. Nature of housing problem 17 2.2. Housing preferences, adjustments and affordability 17 2.3. Housing attributes for low income settlements in india 20 2.3.1. Tenure 20 2.3.2. Accessibility to work 21 2.3.3. House size 22 2.3.4. Shelter quality 22 2.3.5. Neighbourhood quality 23 2.3.6. Affordability 23 2.4. Affordable housing: indian context 23 2.5. Tackling the challenge: government initiatives 24 2.5.1. Central government initiatives 24 2.5.2. State government initiatives 29 2.6. Summary 30 3. City profile: Nagpur 33 3.1. Historical overview 33 3.2. Geographical location 35 3.3. Urbanization and demographic profile 36 3.3.1. Demographic profile 36 3.3.2. Urbanization 36 3.4. Current housing scenario in the city 38 3.4.1. Housing condition 38 3.5. Urban sprawl and growth directions of the city 41 3.5.1. Spatial growth 41 3.5.2. City administration 44 3.6. Summary 48 4. Housing prefernces & affordability 50 4.1. Families with no plans to acquire a new house 50 4.1.1. Stage in life cycle 51 4.1.2. Age of the dwelling unit 52 4.1.3. Mode of acquisition 53 4.2. Housing preferences of households with plans to acquire new house 54 4.2.1. Most preferred types of houses 54 4.2.2. Preferred year of acquisition 55 4.2.3. Preferred tenure for the house 56 4.2.4. Preferred type of neighbourhood 58 4.2.5. Preferred distance to shift 59 4.2.6. Preferred house size 61 4.3. Affordability level of households with plans to acquire a new house 64 4.3.1. Membership in any financing institution 64 4.3.2. Preferred source of finance for purchase of new house 64 4.3.3. Preferred budget for new house 65 4.3.4. Willingness to pay the down payment 67 4.3.5. Amount of down payment that families are willing to pay against the loan 68 4.4. Summary 69 5. Conclusion/ proposal 72 5.1. Analytical framework for recommendations 72 5.2. Recommendations 73 5.2.1. New housing sites 74 5.2.2. In-situ improvement 76 5.3. Proposal framework 77 5.4. Summary 77 Bibliography 79 Annexure 81
700			_aAcharya, Shrawan kumar (Guide)
891			_a2012 Batch
891			_aFP-PG
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