Author: Shetty Prasad, Gupte Rupali and Patil Ritesh
Publisher: Collective Research Initiatives Trust
Place: Mumbai
Category: Housing
Keyword: House Types, Historical Study, Housing Conditions, Urban Housing
Abstract: Study of House Types in Mumbai
For the purpose of this study, 21 house types are identified across these historic landscapes identified above. While, these are more or less chronological categories, the last two (discussing slums and new housing) specifically focus on present experiences. These types include:
1- House in a Fishing village
2- Single family houses in Agrarian villages
3- Wadis from the Mercantile Economy
4- House from a Market in the Mercantile Economy
5- Chawls built by Private Initiatives
6- Chawls built by Government agencies
7- First Apartments in planned parts
8- Mass Housing by state after Independence
9- Houses in Plotted developments
10- Private Apartments of 70s and 80s
11- Public Sector Employee Housing
12- Slum
13- Slum Improvements and Resettlements of the 70s and 80s
14- Site and Service Housing
15- Slum Rehabilitations with Private Initiatives
16- Rehabilitation for Infrastructure projects
17- Housing in the Urban Fringes
18- Townships in Suburban areas
19- Apartments in old agrarian lands
20- Apartments in old villages
21- Dilapidated Building Redevelopments