Dharavi

Dharavi , an informal town within the city of Mumbai, faces redevelopment which will bring large revenues for the government and for the developers who will eventually redevelop it. This video highlights the complexities and challenges faced in the redevelopment of this vibrant economic and cultural 'city within a city', demonstrating the need to examine risks of brown field developments without the central participation of the residents.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Dharavi
• redevelopment
• slum
• Mumbai
• poor
• urban
• cities
• India
• SPARC
• Jockin

[bobbiejj466]

LIKE ;P

[Tusharchutani]

@sadhaklal we can't my friend we are a democracy and we have recpect for something that China lacks and that is human rights!

[neolithic1000]

please remove the video---we are trying to become superpower.

[sadhaklal]

How did Shanghai get rid of its slums? Why don't we replicate China's model?

[hackettov]

@TheSebulba1978 thats a ridiculous view point to hold. You cannot simply demolish it, the implications as this video demonstrates are huge. Thousands of people cannot be moved out that easily, where will they go? Stealing in this sense is also slightly different.

[sergiosorianau]

You should better think deeper about the question and consider aspects such as HUMAN RIGHTS, Bridging the gap between poor and rich in emerging economies, the risk of letting the speculators rule, gained rigths in NEW urban planning affecting consolidated urban settlements that where allready there when there was still no planning, government duty to protect de people etc....

For the record, i´m not triying to "sell" you anything.

[sergiosorianau]

You don´t "buy", "stolen land" and "should be demolished". Wrong terms used to simplify a really complex social process, that involes half a million people with rigths, even if you want to think about them as "untouchable" criminals to justify their official exclusion.

[Barcelona5761]

this is extremely innformative.. good work.

[Darklordkime]

@TheSebulba1978 then were will they live, do you really want a million poor hungry Indians in the more rich parts of the city, i have nothing against the people of Dharavi im just saying

[TheSebulba1978]

sorry - i dont buy it!! dharavi is built on stolen land!! If these denizens are justified in squatting there..then whats to stop respected citizens to hoard other people's properties? Poor or rich is irrelevant!! stealing is stealing and dharavi should be demolished