Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/173925 
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Year of Publication: 
2016
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International Transport Forum Discussion Paper No. 2016-17
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Transport Forum, Paris
Abstract: 
This paper highlights the urban development in India and implications for low income households living in informal settlements or slums. The paper is divided into four sections. Section 1 describes urban development pattern in India. Section 2 presents a summary of policies since 1950 which have been implemented to address the housing needs of low income households in cities. Section 3 presents impacts of various housing and resettlement policies in selected cities in India. Section 4 summarizes key insights from self-planned low income settlements in cities-the slums, and expert planned low income settlements as part of resettlement policies.
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Working Paper

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