Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Contributors
- I Introductory Framework: Allen G. Noble's Contribution to Social Geography
- II Conceptual and Theoretical Basis of Social Geography
- III Social Geography from a Global Perspective
- IV Social Geography in the Indian Context
- V Indian Social Geography: City and State Context
- 24 Health Infrastructure and Healthcare Services in Uttar Pradesh
- 25 Status of Women in Aligarh Muslim University, India
- 26 Social Geographies of Collective Action: A Case Study of India's Chipko Movement
- 27 Sacredscape and Manescape: The Sacred Geography of Gaya, India
- 28 Madurai: A Holy City of Pilgrimage
- 29 Assessment and Dynamics of Urban Growth in the City of Kolkata
- 30 Socioeconomic and Demographic Conditions of the Slums of Hyderabad
- 31 Writings of Mirza Ghalib: A Study in Literary Geography
- 32 Geographic Images of Old Delhi through Literature
- 33 Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Elite Residential Colonies in Delhi, 1982–2004
- Index
30 - Socioeconomic and Demographic Conditions of the Slums of Hyderabad
from V - Indian Social Geography: City and State Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Contributors
- I Introductory Framework: Allen G. Noble's Contribution to Social Geography
- II Conceptual and Theoretical Basis of Social Geography
- III Social Geography from a Global Perspective
- IV Social Geography in the Indian Context
- V Indian Social Geography: City and State Context
- 24 Health Infrastructure and Healthcare Services in Uttar Pradesh
- 25 Status of Women in Aligarh Muslim University, India
- 26 Social Geographies of Collective Action: A Case Study of India's Chipko Movement
- 27 Sacredscape and Manescape: The Sacred Geography of Gaya, India
- 28 Madurai: A Holy City of Pilgrimage
- 29 Assessment and Dynamics of Urban Growth in the City of Kolkata
- 30 Socioeconomic and Demographic Conditions of the Slums of Hyderabad
- 31 Writings of Mirza Ghalib: A Study in Literary Geography
- 32 Geographic Images of Old Delhi through Literature
- 33 Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Elite Residential Colonies in Delhi, 1982–2004
- Index
Summary
Slums and squatter settlements are an essential facet of the urban landscape of most countries, more so that of the developing countries. They are also somewhat of a paradox in themselves. They are both: (i) a manifestation of urban poverty, and (ii) a reflection of the economic pull of urban areas. The definition of a slum varies from country to country, depending on the cultural mores and economic conditions. Slums are residential areas of least choice, characterized by dilapidated houses, poor ventilation, inadequate lighting, poor sanitation, lack of clean drinking water, overcrowding, convoluted street patterns, fire and flood hazards, poor facilities for education and health, unhygienic living conditions causing air and waterborne diseases. Socially, they are characterized by drug abuse, alcoholism, crime, vandalism, escapism, apathy and social isolation (Haggett et al., 1981; Census of India, 2001). In India, slums have been defined under Section 3 of the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956, as areas where buildings are unfit for human habitation by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement and design of such buildings, narrowness or faulty arrangement of streets, lack of ventilation, light, sanitation facilities or any combination of these factors which are detrimental to safety, health and morals.
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- Facets of Social GeographyInternational and Indian Perspectives, pp. 556 - 573Publisher: Foundation BooksPrint publication year: 2012