Zero Slums Manifesto for India

Are you interested in creating inclusive and sustainable urban spaces? You can read on to know more..

While I was part of the first cohort of the Unpacking Urban Governance course at OpenTakshashila (a platform enabled by Takshashila Institution), we all had to pick a topic of urban concern and deep dive into it as our final course submission. And here is the result of that research, analysis, and framework development.

The Zero Slums Manifesto for India is your guide to tackling one of India's most pressing urban challenges. This comprehensive document doesn't just highlight the issues of informal settlements or haphazard urban development - it primarily provides actionable, forward-looking strategies for building equitable, sustainable cities and preventing un-inclusive slum formation.

It incorporates insights from global and Indian experts, including Amitabh Kundu's work on urban poverty and Devashish Dhar's analysis of urban equity, alongside studies from the United Nations Climate Change initiative and The Economic Journal, ensuring a comprehensive and evidence-based approach.

Whether you’re a policymaker, urban planner, corporate leader, or a concerned citizen, this manifesto equips you with the tools and research-backed strategies to drive meaningful change. Here a few ways to use this document -

1) Leverage for your role: Identify how the insights from this manifesto can be used in your role as a policymaker, planner, corporate leader, or a citizen advocate.

2) Use for advocacy: Leverage the research to advocate for policy changes, resource allocation, and efforts focused on slum prevention for sustainable urbanization.

3) Customize locally: Adapt it to address the unique challenges of your city or region.

PS - With this manifesto document, you also get ready access to the 18+ primary bibliography sources utilised for its research - in case a specific area interests you more, you may directly explore those bibliography sources.

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