[CSH-CPR Urban Workshop #174] A Method to ‘Measure’ Perceived Tenure Security in Low-income Settlements in India (R. Lahoti)
The Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH) & Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
are pleased to invite you to an Urban Workshop N°174
by
Rohit Lahoti
(Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra)
on
A Method to ‘Measure’ Perceived Tenure Security in Low-income Settlements in India
on
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, at 3:45 pm IST onwards
About the talk: The nature of tenure ‘contracts’ that exist within the low-income settlements involves more than title deeds. Accordingly, ‘tenure security’ manifests itself beyond legal or de jure construction as it also involves de facto forms of tenure and dweller’s perception of security. The perceived tenure security is in turn a function of people’s lived experiences which shape the trust they may grant to the future effectiveness of land tenure arrangements. Contextual and historical factors, ranging from political patronage to market pressure to policy provisions, govern the perception of tenure security which usually gets overlooked in policy formulations. With a focus on Mumbai and Jaipur in India, this paper aims to generate and examine the viability of a list of indicators that influence perceptions of land and housing tenure security. The intention is to engender a method towards housing solutions beyond the unidirectional aim of titling and in favour of incremental approaches.
Speaker:
With over 8 years of work experience, Rohit Lahoti is an architect and an urban development practitioner – presently working as a Consultant for the Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra. His work and publications have ranged from designing to public policy analysis along with conducting in-depth research in the informal housing space. In his recent-most engagement, he co-founded a voluntary initiative called Centre for Inclusive Habitat (https://cihab.in/). An alumnus of University College London and a recipient of Commonwealth Scholarship, Rohit believes in a process-oriented and an interdisciplinary approach towards tackling urban development challenges in an inclusive manner. Affordable housing, land and property rights, tenure security, qualitative research methodologies, and documentary photography are his core areas of interest and expertise.
This is the one hundred and seventy-four (174) in a series of Urban Workshops planned by the Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH), New Delhi, and Centre for Policy Research (CPR). These workshops seek to provoke public discussion on the city’s development issues and address all its facets including its administration, culture, economy, society, and politics. For further information, please contact: Stéphanie Tawa Lama of CSH at tawalama@ehess.fr, Mukta Naik at mukta@cprindia.org, or Marie-Hélène Zerah at marie-helene.zerah@ird.fr
