Development & Poverty
The Impact of Globalisation and Regional Conflict on the Loom Units in Dibba Colony, Karachi
1. Reason for the Study The textile industry is considered to be the backbone of Pakistan’s economy1. Much of its weaving sector looms operate informally out of low income settlements. This informal loom sector has...
Land Ownership, Control and Contestation in Karachi: Maps
Related Maps for the report on Land Ownership, Control and Contestation in Karachi and Implications for Low-income Housing
Land Ownership, Control and Contestation in Karachi and Implications for Low-income Housing
Issues in Control and Ownership Karachi is a megacity with a population of about 18 million. Preliminary analyses of Pakistan’s 2011 census suggest that it is the fastest growing city in the world. Megacities are...
The Impending Migration
IF the reported preliminary results of the 2011 Pakistan population census are to be believed, Karachi is the fastest-growing city in the world, followed by Mexico City. Its population increased from 9.8 million in 1998...
The Anti-Poor Bias in Planning and Policy
Regional and national conflicts, ethnic and sectarian killings, and the so-called clash of institutions, has understandably pushed the national development debate into the background. However, development related seminars and workshops are still held and they...
How Can This be Changed?
Foreign capital (and local liquidity) has its benefits and must be encouraged. However, it has to fit into a larger development plan based on development principles so that an inclusive and an environmentally-friendly urban environment...
Governance, Decentralisation and Poverty Eradication: the View from Orangi, Karachi
Orangi is a subdivision of the District West of Karachi. It is a working class township, the major part of which began as squatter settlements. Its poverty related issues have not been addressed by provincial...
Inputs into the Karachi Strategic Development Plan (KSDP) 2020 and URC Matters
The URC has been represented by its chairman in the formulation and review of the KSDP 2020. Its inputs especially related to transport, housing and coastal development have been accommodated to a great extent. For...
The Gentrification of Karachi’s Coastline
Karachi has a 27 kilometre long coastline in addition to numerous creeks and mangrove forests. Most of this coastline is dotted with ancient fishing villages. More than half of it is visited by hundreds of thousands of Karachiites every...
The Gentrification of Karachi’s Coastline
1. Background Karachi has a 27 kilometre long coastline in addition to numerous creeks and mangrove forests. Most of this coastline is dotted with ancient fishing villages. More than half of it is visited by...
Housing
This presentation is available for download: P06 – Housing [PDF, 4.4 MB]
The Replanning of Saiban City, Lahore
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