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1 online resource (189 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Glossary; 1. Introduction; The Setting; The Methods; Note; References; 2. Vibrant Matter of the Past: AWoman's Theory of Place; The Dense Dongar; Women Encountering Urban Growth; Nature: Misery, Freedom, and Fear; Toilet: Public and Private; Conclusions; Notes; References; 3. Deliberation Over Legitimate Benefactors in a Neoliberal Bazaar; A Bazaar of Players and Strategies: Old Saviors in New Garb; Perceived Degrees of Suffering; NGO Loyalists and Others |
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Early and Later Occupancy of Sangharsh NagarConclusions: Benefactors and Beneficiaries; Notes; References; 4. Hazards of a New Fortune; The First Few Years (Batch 1, Phase I of Relocation); What Is Life Without Water?; Prestige Is Up, But So Are Expenses; So Many Rules and yet Unsafe; Conclusions; Notes; References; 5. Buildings and Business, Love and Forgiveness; All Justified in the Name of Resilience?; The Young/Not-So-Young and the Restless; "As a Result of Getting Out, Madam, I Have Learned a Whole Lot"; Been There, Done That, Can Do It Again |
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"I'll Wait Until Conditions Are Right, but Can You Help?"Conclusions: Women Making Sense of and Giving Sense to Likely Alternatives; Notes; References; 6. The Depth of Place; Tracing Boundaries of Home Through Networks and Differences; Building Social Mobility and Safety Through Benevolent Segregation; Restoring and Improving Livelihoods; Note; References; Index |
| Summary |
Any city is a product of politics and economics, organizations and people. Yet, the life experiences of women uprooted from its poorest quarters seldom inform urban resettlement plans.? In this ethnographic field study, Ramya Ramanath, Associate Professor at DePaul University, examines the lives of women displaced by slum clearance and relocated to the largest slum resettlement site in Asia. Through conversations with diverse women of different ages, levels of education, types of employment, marital status, ethnicity, caste, religion, and household make-up, Ramanath recounts how women negotiate a drastic change in environment, from makeshift housing in a park slum to ownership of a high-rise apartment in a posh Mumbai suburb. Each phase of their city lives reflects how women initiate change and disseminate a vision valuable to planners intent on urban and residential transformations. Ramanath urges the concerted engagement of residents in design, development, and evaluation of place-making processes in cities and within their own neighborhoods especially. This book will interest scholars of public policy, women and gender studies, South Asian studies, and urban planning |
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City planning.
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Housing policy.
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Relocation (Housing)
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Slums.
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Urban policy.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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City planning -- India -- Mumbai
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Housing policy -- India -- Mumbai
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Relocation (Housing) -- India -- Mumbai
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Slums -- India -- Mumbai
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Urban policy -- India -- Mumbai
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Women -- India -- Mumbai -- Social conditions
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relocating.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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City planning.
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Housing policy.
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Relocation (Housing)
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Slums.
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Urban policy.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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India -- Mumbai.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317212461 |
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1317212460 |
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