190 likes | 358 Views
Inclusive City Services: Using GIS and Community Planning World Urban Forum Rio de Janeiro March, 2010 Brian English Country Director CHF International-India. CHF International. Emergency Response &Transition. Economic Development. Governance & Civil Society. Housing & Infrastructure.
E N D
Inclusive City Services: Using GIS and Community PlanningWorld Urban Forum Rio de JaneiroMarch, 2010Brian EnglishCountry DirectorCHF International-India
CHF International Emergency Response &Transition Economic Development Governance & Civil Society Housing & Infrastructure Urban Development Global Health
Uthan: “Rise from the Bottom” 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.
Planning Process Current Process Utthan Process
Responsible For Respective Zones Are Volunteers, Responsible For About 25 HouseHolds In A Slums Responsible For Entire Pune Responsible For A Small Group Of Slums Responsible For Group Of Slums in Respective Wards Zone 1 Zone 2
Utthan Planning Process Community Process Information System • Mapping of Slums Communities • Formation of Neighborhood Groups • Marking of Huts
Utthan Planning Process Community Process Information System Scanning & data entry • Socio-economic Survey through RCV
Information System Data Linking & Map Creation
Information System JanataVasahat 1 80% families using open space as toilet KamelaVasahat 65% families visit hospital more than once a month 24 % of residents age group 18 to 30 are unemployed
Information System 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
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 Basic Map Tools Selected Feature’s Attributes Legend
Nagpur City-Wide Slum Upgrading Strategy Slum Typologies Duplication of Slums and its number (39) Tenable slums on government land already upgraded to good housing condition (80) Tenable slums on government land with poor housing conditions and poor infrastructure (203) Untenable and Vulnerable Slums (120)
In-Situ Redevelopment Stakeholders: NMC, Slum Communities, SRA, NIT Concern: Community consultation is needed to decide on housing options and then propose Improvement or In-situ Upgradation. Example: 86 slums on Gov. land with poor housing and infrastructure (64 notified; 21 not notified); 70% temporary structures.