Books
Tharparkar – Drought, Development, and Social Change
Tharparkar – Drought, Development, and Social Change : This book deals with Arif Hasan’s personal involvement with Tharparkar’s development since 1978 and the various stages the region has passed through.
The Search for Shelter
The Search for Shelter: The Search for Shelter sheds light on the global population living in slums, which has increased from 1 billion in 2014 to 1.6 billion in 2018. It looks at the impact...
Karachi’s Public Transport
Karachi’s Public Transport Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan has a major transport crisis. This book describes the pre-Independence situation and subsequent initiatives while analysing the political, social, technical, and financial reasons for their failures...
Karachi – The Land Issue
This book deals with the history, evolution, and present day realities around who owns land, its legal and illegal acquisition, land-use conversions and development
From Micro-finance to the Building of Local Institutions
The Origins and Evolution of the Micro-credit Programme of the OPP’s Orangi Charitable Trust, Karachi, Pakistan The Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) was established by the renowned Pakistani social scientist Akhtar Hameed Khan in the informal settlement of Orangi,...
Shirakati Taraqqi
This book is in Urdu. Please click on the thumbnail below to read the blurb.
Participatory Development
The Story of the Orangi Pilot Project-Research and Training Institute and the Urban Resource Centre, Karachi, Pakistan This book describes Karachi-based projects which have used a successful model of participatory development. It consists of three parts. Part one...
Hijrat Aur Pakistan Mein Chhotay Sheher
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Karachi Mansooba Saazi aur Taraqiati Mutabadilat
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The Unplanned Revolution: Observations on the Processes of Socio-Economic Change in Pakistan
This book identifies past socio-economic conditions in the different ecological regions of Pakistan as viewed by the communities the author has worked or interacted with, present conditions, and emerging trends. It also identifies the actors...
