The Unplanned Revolution: Observations on the Processes of Socio-economic Change in Pakistan

by Arif Hasan

Overview

This book identifies past socio-economic conditions in the different ecological regions of Pakistan as viewed by the communities the author has worked or interacted with, present conditions, and emerging trends. It also identifies the actors of change and their relationships with each other and with the larger physical and political context.The volume is divided into six sections, the Mountains, Indus Plains and Western Highlands, the Desert, the River (Indus), the Coast, and the City.

The social, economic, physical, and governance-related changes that have taken place in each are described through extracts from reports, field notes for different development-related work, articles prepared by the author, and extracts from his personal diaries. The section on the city deals with the informal sector in the provision of land and services and the impact of globalization on culture and development. It also contains geographies of resistance by communities to "insensitive" development projects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199065905
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/16/2021
Pages:	350
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Arif Hasan, Visiting Fellow, International Institute for Environment and Development, UK

Arif Hasan is an architect/planner in Karachi. His independent practice has evolved since 1968 into dealing with urban planning and development issues, particularly those concerning Asia and Pakistan. He has been a consultant and advisor to many local and foreign CBOs, NGOs, and donor agencies. Since 1982, he has been involved with the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) and is the founder Chairman of the Urban Resource Centre (URC), Karachi, since its inception in 1989. Arif Hasan is the author of various books on development and planning. He has served on juries of international architectural and development competitions and is on the board of several international journals and research organizations, including the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights. He has taught at Pakistani and European universities and is currently a visiting fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development, UK. He has received a number of national and international awards.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Abbreviations ix

Introduction: The Process of Socio-Economic Change in Pakistan xiii

Part 1 The Mountains 1

1 Northern Areas: 1986 5

2 Northern Areas: 2000 12

3 Northern Areas 2003: Women's Education 19

Part 2 The Central Indus Plain 27

4 Changes in Social Relations 31

5 Changes in NWFP: 1986 44

6 Changes in Rural Sindh: 1986 54

7 Social Changes and the Rural Built Environment 61

8 Khajji Cooperatives and the Culture of Globalization 65

Part 3 The Desert 69

9 Tharparkar: 1987 73

10 Thar Revisited: 1992 88

Part 4 The River in Sindh 103

11 Mohanas: 1968 and 1986 107

12 The Indus Delta: 1989 113

Part 5 The Coast 129

13 Lasbela District: 1989 135

14 Gwadar District: 1989 151

15 Rehri Goth: 1993 164

Part 6 The City 183

16 The Informal Sector in Urban Development 1989 185

17 The Changing Face of Karachi's Inner City 199

18 Karachi 2000: Social and Demographic Change 210

19 Interviews on the Beach: 2001 218

20 The New Urban Development Paradigm and Civil Society Responses in Karachi 232

21 The Impact of Globalization on the Informal Sector in Karachi 246

22 The Lyari Expressway: History, Citizens Concerns and Community Resistance 259

Glossary 277

Index 283