Inclusive City Services: Using GIS and Community Planning World Urban Forum Rio de Janeiro March, 2010 Brian English Country Director CHF International-India
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SCALE-UP
Objectives: To Improve Service Delivery: of Pune Municipal Corporation in slums by collecting HH socio- economic data and using GIS to analyze it. To Create Service Demand: by translating needs/demands of slum residents into municipal budget and programs by undertaking micro-planning. Uthan: “Rise from the Bottom”
Current Process Planning Process Utthan Process
UCD Jt. Commissioner [Pune] Senior Officers Zone 1 and 2 UCD Social Workers [Admin Ward] Samooha Sanghatika [Group of Slums] Resident Community Volunteer [NHG in Slum]
Utthan Planning Process Formation of Neighborhood Groups Community ProcessInformation System Mapping of Slums Communities Marking of Huts
Socio-economic Survey through RCV Scanning & data entry Utthan Planning Process Community ProcessInformation System
Data Linking & Map Creation Information System
Kamela Vasahat 65% families visit hospital more than once a month Janata Vasahat 1 80% families using open space as toilet 24 % of residents age group 18 to 30 are unemployed
Phase I Complete: 419 or 492 Slums Mapped 145,392 of 250,000 HH mapped Socio-Economic Survey Complete: 59 Slums surveyed 27,365 Households 128,115 Individuals Information System
Community Planning Process Gave surveys and summary information to RCVs Trained RCVs in developing “action plans” RCVs conducted community presentations and created Action Plans with NHGs in 59 slums.
Community Planning Process Major issues prioritized were related to: Health and Hygiene Waste management Toilets Addiction Water shortage Access to ration cards
Demand Creation Orientation and guidance on various departments in PMC to put forth the issues Identified local NGO resource persons to advise on immediate issues like: health and hygiene Rallies and signature campaigns were carried out to get the support of all the residents in the community Meetings with Nagar Sevaks for discussing the issues
GIS Web Application Legend Selected Feature’s Attributes Basic Map Tools Information System Additional parameters Community updating Community Planning Slum level information User interface/ web portal
Nagpur City-Wide Slum Upgrading Strategy Slum Typologies 1.Duplication of Slums and its number (39) 2.Tenable slums on government land already upgraded to good housing condition (80) 3.Tenable slums on government land with poor housing conditions and poor infrastructure (203) 4.Untenable and Vulnerable Slums (120)
In-Situ Redevelopment Example: 86 slums on Gov. land with poor housing and infrastructure (64 notified; 21 not notified); 70% temporary structures. Stakeholders: NMC, Slum Communities, SRA, NIT Concern: Community consultation is needed to decide on housing options and then propose Improvement or In-situ Upgradation.
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