Bharti Sharma and Dr. Shantanuu Singh
PhD Student, Department of Planning, Lovely School of Architecture and Planning Lovely Professional University, Punjab; Assistant Professor, Department of Planning, Lovely School of Architecture and Planning Lovely Professional University, Punjab
Abstract
The issue of slums and informal settlements continues to pose a major obstacle for urban development in modern times, especially for countries like India undergoing rapid urbanization. Current literature primarily explains poor housing through structural reasons such as poverty, weak property rights, insufficient infrastructure, poor governance, and planning exclusion. While these reasons remain crucial, they […]