Courtesy: Karmayog-Hyd Trying to find out solution to improve Indian slums sustainably Posted by: "Ellita Thomas" [email protected] Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:54 am (PDT)
Hello I am working alongside Birmingham University in England to write a research document regarding Indian Slums. It is our aim to find out the best solution to improve Indian slums sustainably. I would be really grateful if you could answer this one question: What do you think will be the best design solution to improve the lives of slum dwellers whilst sustaining the environment, keeping in mind the Indian government will have to approve. The options are below: 1) Keep the current slums but improve certain factors such as drainage and water access? 2) Re-house slum dwellers into the tower blocks suggested by the Indian government? 3) Build cheap horizontal housing and make slum living even more unattractive so slum dwellers will move out from their current settlements? 4) Train slum dwellers in the building industry and allow them to build their own homes? 5) Re-house slum dwellers into sustainable high-rise buildings? Or, 6) construct brand new cities? Could you please explain the answer you have chosen. Thank you, hope to hear from you soon. Ellita ellitamarianne@ hotmail.co. uk -- Thank you. with regards, PRASANTHI. http://groups.google.com/group/birdsofsamefeathers http://prasanthi.wordpress.com ---- When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
