Development (Karachi)
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...
Solid Waste Management
Download this presentation: P15 – Solid Waste Management [PDF, 2.9 MB]
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...
Karachi Rains and the Drainage Channels – Issues and Solutions
This file is available for download: P08 – Karachi Rains and the Drainage Channels – Issues and Solutions [PDF, 1.7 MB]
Local Government Presentation
A presentation on Local Government, Presented at Aurat Foundation, Karachi Workshop Click here to download
Local Government Reform In Pakistan: Some Issues
The contents of this article are drawn from my personal experiences of working since 1971 in various areas of Pakistan under three different local government’s systems, some literature that I value, and important surveys that...
Motorbike Mass Transit
The number of motorbikes on the road of Karachi increased from 450,000 in 1990 to 500,000 in 2004. In 2010, the number of motorbikes was one million. By 2030, the Karachi Transportation and Improvement Project...
Land and the Politics of Ethnicity
Politically motivated targeted killings, sectarian violence, forced occupation of other people’s property, illegal bulldozing of poor settlements, an increasing crime rate and an increasingly helpless and corrupt administration, are making Karachi ungovernable. There are many...
The Evolution of Karachi
This presentation is available for download: P04 – The Evolution of Karachi [PDF, 6 MB]
Density Study of Low and Lower Income Settlements in Karachi
Excerpt from this presentation: There is a growing trend in Asian cities to demolish low income informal settlements and relocate their residents in six to eight storey apartment blocks. There is sufficient evidence to suggest...
Land, CBOs and the Karachi Circular Railway
Excerpt from the presentation: The stakeholders in the railway land dispute are the Sindh government, the City (District) Government Karachi (CDGK), the Pakistan Railways, the Railway Employees Union (wanting accommodation on railway land), commercial formal sector ventures on...
