Encyclopaedia of Eminent Thinkers (The Political Thought of Aurobindo)

by K. S. Bharathi

Overview

Urban explosion and its consequences for human welfare and development have now become major concerns of national governments and international organisations. The problem has acquired serious proportions in developing countries where the rural millions who migrated to large cities in search of work have remained shelterless for decades. Slums and squatter settlements have become the hall marks of third world cities. This study seeks to explain how households, given a set of socio-economic characteristics and faced with different types of housing choices opt for certain types of dwellings to live in. It tries to identify the factors that enter into this decision-making process. It also investigates and explains why different categories households choose different housing and what rote the socioeconomic variables and environmental settings play in the decision-making process. Answers to these questions can help in formulating appropriate housing policies. The book is based on empirical study of public behaviour and response with respect to size, quality and environment of housing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conclusions drawn however are relevant to other third world cities. The last chapter on relevance of the book for India makes the study quite pertinent to the resolution of housing problems of the evergrowing megacities of South and Southeast Asia. The book is an important and timely contribution to the resolution of housing problems in third world cities. It is useful to students, planners, policy-makers, architects and to all those who are interested in the study of shelter provision in third world cities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789354396502
Publisher:	Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.
Publication date:	06/30/1992
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	121
File size:	408 KB

About the Author

K.S. Bharathi did his Master's Degree in Gandhian Thought, Peace-Science, Economics, and Political Science. He also did Postgraduate Diplomas in Politics, Public Administration, Population Dynamics, Gandhian Thought, Tourism, and Telgu. He has contributed some articles in learned journals. He is the author of: Foundation of Gandhian Thought, Gandhi and Humanity, Socio-Religious Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi, The Philosophy of Sarvodya, The Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi and Nehru, Foundations of Ambedkar Thought, The Social Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhian Approach to Rural Development, The Relevance of Gandhi, Gandhi and Vinoba, The Philosophical Foundations of Gandhian Thought, The Political Thought of Gandhi, The Economic Thought of Gandhi, The Social Thought of Gandhi, and The Quintessence and Chronology of Gandhi. At present, he is the Head of the Postgraduate Department of Gandhian Thought of Nagpur University. He is the Chairman of the Board of Studies of Gandhian Thought, member of the Academic Council, member of the Faculty of Social Sciences, member of the Board of Examination, and member of the Doctoral Research Committee of Nagpur University.