Regulatory guidelines for urban upgradation, the case of Mumbai

by Society for the Promotion of Area Resource
Centers (SPARC),India,
September2003



2004



A presentation which aims to present regulations for slum redevelopment in Mumbai and to illustrate the case of SPARC and a housing society of slum dwellers.
it specifically looks at :
 The crisis of slums in Mumbai
 The attempts by government to improve the situation of the
poor
 The case of SPARC,an NGO,and Rajiv Indira- Suryodaya,a
housing society of slum dwellers,who are working to redevelop
a slum
 How a central government legislation checks these efforts
 What changes need to occur to make slum redevelopment
efforts successful