Unequal Cities

How Community Land Reserves run by a board could provide affordable housing in India’s cities

Eliminating gains from land value, unlike cooperative housing societies that enable profit, and favouring low-income residents is a good starting point.

Shirish B Patel
· Aug 31, 2024 · 09:00 am
As Indian cities struggle to house the poor, is there an alternative to slum rehabilitation schemes?

Community Land Reserves could ensure that low-cost homes are insulated from the real-estate market.

Shirish B Patel
· Aug 30, 2024 · 09:00 am
In India’s unequal cities, land for low-income housing should be taken off market

In a free market, the lowest-income groups are forced to move further away to cheaper land, diminishing their quality of life.

Shirish B Patel
· Jul 17, 2024 · 07:30 am

Why builder-driven ‘slum redevelopment’ won’t change the lives of Mumbai’s poorest residents

Government promises of free housing while handing builders vacated land does not create the much-needed amenities that the city desperately needs.

Shirish B Patel
· Jun 02, 2024 · 07:30 am