Marginalization in globalizing Delhi : issues of land, livelihoods and health

"This book analyses how developmental projects in a globalizing Delhi have brought about neglect, exclusion and alienation of certain sections of population, while benefiting others. It discusses the physical, economic and social displacement of people in the city in recent times, which has deprived them of their lands, livelihoods and access to health care. In Delhi and the National Capital Region, beyond the obvious and apparent image of wide roads, flyovers, the metro rail network, high-rises and glittering malls, globalization has brought about skewed and uneven development. A growing middle class and a significant group of an extremely rich section of population steer the ways in which development strategies are planned and implemented. Furthermore, with government control reducing as is inevitable and consistent with a neoliberal policy framework, private players have entered not only the consumer goods sector, but also basic goods and services such as agriculture, health and education. This book explores the effects of such processes, with a specific focus on equity, on the marginalized sections of population in a globalizing megacity. It addresses the themes of land, livelihoods and health as overarching, drawing upon their interlinkages. It traces the changes in the growth of the city in context of these themes and draws inferences from their interconnectedness to examine the current situation of development in Delhi."-- Publisher's web site Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix Land, Livelihoods and Health: Marginalization in Globalizing Delhi....Pages 1-18 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Land-Use Dynamics of Peri-Urban Areas of Metropolitan Cities with Special Focus on Delhi....Pages 21-41 Urban Form and Regional Development of National Capital Region....Pages 43-66 Marginalization and Socio-ecological Transformation in New Urban Peripheries: A Case Study of Gurgaon....Pages 67-79 Ecosystem Services in NCT Delhi....Pages 81-96 Examining Equity in Spatial Distribution of Recreational and Social Infrastructure in Delhi....Pages 97-113 Land Acquisition Policy and Praxis: The Case of Peri-urban Delhi....Pages 115-126 Front Matter....Pages 127-127 Neo-Liberal Urbanization, Work Participation and Women: Comparing the Urban and Peri-urban Contexts of Delhi with Mumbai and Kolkata....Pages 129-151 Embedded or Liberated? An Exploration into the Social Milieu of Delhi....Pages 153-179 Gender Violence in Delhi: Perceptions and Experience....Pages 181-206 Migrant Women Workers in Construction and Domestic Work: Issues and Challenges....Pages 207-226 Revealing the Vulnerabilities of Population and Places at Risk in Delhi....Pages 227-238 Vulnerabilities of Relocated Women, A Case of Resettlement in Bawana JJ Colony, Delhi....Pages 239-251 Social Vulnerability Mapping for Delhi....Pages 253-270 Front Matter....Pages 271-271 Disrupted Megacities and Disparities in Health Care....Pages 273-289 Changing Health Care Dynamics: Corporatization and Medical Tourism in National Capital Region....Pages 291-305 Heath Care Providers in Delhi Metropolitan Cities....Pages 307-325 Access to Maternal and Child Health Care: Understanding Discrimination in Selected Slum in Delhi....Pages 327-347 Life on Streets: Health and Living Conditions of Children in Delhi....Pages 349-368 Socio-Economic Disparities Among Youth in Delhi: Issues and Challenges....Pages 369-385 Front Matter....Pages 271-271 Condition of the Aged in National Capital Territory of Delhi....Pages 387-401 Water and Sanitation and Public Health Issues in Delhi....Pages 403-417 Solid Waste Management and Health of Workers....Pages 419-429 Living in Blight in the Globalized Metro: A Study on Housing and Housing Conditions in Slums of Delhi....Pages 431-465