ABSTRACT
IbecameinterestedinMumbai'sslumredevelopmentstrategy,inthe summerof1996,whenIreadanarticleaboutitinaleadingIndianbusiness newsmagazine(BusinessIndia,1996).Thestrategy,introducedbythestate governmentofMaharashtrainitscapitalcity,wasbasedondemolishing existingslumsandrebuildingonthesamesitesatahigherdensity,new, medium-riseapartmentblocks,includingentirelycross-subsidizedhousing fortheslum-dwellers.Itsuniquenessanddivergencefromconventional approachesintriguedme.Sincethemiddleofthetwentiethcentury, housingpolicydebateonslumsindevelopingcountrieshadbeenpolarized betweentwoextremes-slumclearanceandslumupgrading.Slum redevelopmentpresentedathird,verydifferentapproach.
