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  1. Library Resource
    July, 2013
    India

    Twenty-two of India's 31 states are
    regarded as particularly prone to natural disasters: 55% of
    its land is vulnerable to earthquake, 8% is vulnerable to
    cyclone, and 5% is vulnerable to flood. In light of
    India's vulnerability to growing losses due to natural
    disasters and escalating fiscal pressures at the central and
    state levels, the World Bank undertook a detailed review of
    India's catastrophe exposures. The goal of this project

  2. Library Resource
    Ahmedabad : More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities cover image
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    India

    This paper analyzes real estate market dynamics over the past decade in the city of Ahmedabad, India, with a view to improving the living conditions of the large population living in slums. The paper combines census data, the National Sample Survey, and slum household surveys to review the demand side of the market. Satellite photography was used to estimate the production of both formal and informal housing over the past ten years. Analysis of the execution of the development plan for the Ahmedabad region and town planning schemes shows how the system of housing supply has evolved.

  3. Library Resource
    April, 2013
    India

    The report is organized into three
    chapters: chapter two looks at the pace and patterns of
    India's urbanization, providing a 100-year perspective
    on demographic shifts and a 20-year perspective on the
    spatial distribution of jobs across India's portfolio
    of settlements. The review is based on a careful, spatially
    detailed analysis of data from economic and demographic
    censuses, annual surveys of industry, national sample

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