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The Durable Slum : Dharavi and the Right to Stay Put in Globalizing Mumbai / Liza Weinstein
Language: English Publication details: Orent Blackswan, 2014. New Delhi :Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 232p. : ill. : 24 cmISBN:- 9788125055082
- 307.3364095 LIZ
Contents:
Author describes how economic globalization and rapid urban development are pressuring Indian authorities to eradicate and redevelop Dharavi--and how political conflict, bureaucratic fragmentation, and community resistance have kept the bulldozers at bay. Today the latest ambitious plan for Dharavi's transformation has been stalled, yet the threat of eviction remains, and most residents and observers are simply waiting for the project to be revived or replaced by an even grander scheme.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Anna Centenary Library | 307.33640954 LIZ (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 684234 | ||
| Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, B WING | 307.33640954 LIZ (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 684233 |
Includes index
Author describes how economic globalization and rapid urban development are pressuring Indian authorities to eradicate and redevelop Dharavi--and how political conflict, bureaucratic fragmentation, and community resistance have kept the bulldozers at bay. Today the latest ambitious plan for Dharavi's transformation has been stalled, yet the threat of eviction remains, and most residents and observers are simply waiting for the project to be revived or replaced by an even grander scheme.
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