Author: The Royal University College of Fine Arts Art & Architecture
Place: Sweeden
Publisher: The Royal University College of Fine Arts Art & Architecture
Year: 2008
Pages: 303
ISBN: 978-91-633-2785-8
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Dharavi
Keyword: Dharavi, Slum
Classification: 711.5
Shelf: C5R2
Accession No: B1008
Contents: Sponsors and Partners Acknowldgements Introduction: Mapping Chap 1: The World- Dharavi Chap 2: Poonawalla- a Walk on pv New Chawl Chap 3: Infrastructure Chap 4: Production Chap 5: Family and Housing Chap 6: Organization and Sustainability
Abstract: Dharavi: Documenting Informalities explores one of the world’s most densely populated informal settlements through ethnographic fieldwork, visual documentation, and theoretical analysis. The book maps Dharavi’s complex spatial, social, and economic networks, situating it within global urban informality—including comparisons with cities like Stockholm, Sweden. It offers detailed insights into everyday life through personal narratives and structural studies of infrastructure, production, housing, and community organization. Challenging stereotypes of slums as spaces of deprivation, the work highlights Dharavi’s resilience and innovation. Supported by sponsors and partners, it provides valuable perspectives for urban studies, policy, and design in informal settlements worldwide.