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Urban Development Implications of Housing Reforms in Metropolitan Cities A Case of Delhi, India Sindhu S Assistant Professor, BMS College of Architecture, Bull Temple Road, Bengaluru ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract - Housing plays one of the most important role in
India being one of the most rapidly urbanizing nation is now in line with the global trend towards surging urbanization. The Census of India 2011 reported that about 31 per cent of the Indian population approximately 380 million people lives in urban areas. This number is projected to increase to about 600 million by 2030 [2].
the socio-economic development of a nation, yet the housing sector has frequently faced enormous drawbacks due to lack of equitable access, drastic growth of population, frequent development intrusions, lack of inclusiveness, unchecked and unplanned development etc., all of these have resulted in negative impacts on the urban areas such as land crunch, inadequate housing infrastructure facilities and most importantly shortage of housing.
The dynamic nature of India’s metropolitan cities act as basis for examining metamorphosis of urban areas, socioeconomic and infrastructure development, land-use planning, civic amenities, and housing sectors.
Though, India has made considerable attempts for resolving the housing issues through various housing reforms, there has been few positive impact on the housing sector, resulting in increased housing provisions, increased access to housing amenities such as quality sanitation, safe drinking water and electricity. Housing provision to a great extent has only been set by state polies and few interventions.
1.1 Delhi City: An Overview
In this regard the metropolitan cities are said to be dynamic, contributing a large amount of investments on the economic growth. Nevertheless, constantly changing spatial and demographic growth behaviors of these cities poses challenges to foster sustainability and inclusivity in these areas. This paper focuses on examining the challenges and success story of India’s oldest metropolitan city and administrative capital, Delhi in housing sector. Issues pertaining to Delhi’s urban expansion, various measures and initiatives by the government bodies and the city authorities to adapt to the dynamic nature of the city and its sustenance.
Fig -1: Delhi location in India map
Key Words: Economic growth, Housing stocks, Inclusivity, Sustainability 1.INTRODUCTION Urbanization, one of the most important characteristics of the twentieth century, is an intense transformation in the processes of human settlement and their consequence [1]. Often leading to changing dynamics of cities, urbanization largely contributes to negative impact on urban areas such as environmental degradation, encroachment, vulnerability to calamities, socio economic change, climate change etc Fig -2: Delhi District Map [3]
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