Abstract: In developing countries, cities experience rapid urbanisation with increasing informality resulting in the urban poor having to live in slums and shanties subject to eviction. Abating the issue, current participatory planning and collaborative actions are becoming popular. The major challenge in contemporary pro-poor housing practices is to explore the best practices of community participation. This has been well-discussed consequent to the withdrawal of government intervention in housing and heavy reliance on the housing market. This lecture will explore different forms of community participation to identify the options introduced in community-led housing programmes in Bangkok and Mumbai for the urban poor. Read more
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