The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH) invite you to a workshop on:
A Method to ‘Measure’ Perceived Tenure Security in Low-income Settlements in India
Speaker:
Rohit Lahoti, Consultant, Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra
Tuesday, 27th August 2024, 3:45 PM IST onwards. The event will be held online over Zoom.
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.
About the 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.
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