@article{fdi:010078526, title = {{S}lum-free city planning versus durable slums : insights from {D}elhi, {I}ndia}, author = {{D}upont, {V}{\'e}ronique and {G}owda, {M}.{M}.{S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e bring a challenging perspective to slum studies in {D}elhi, {I}ndia, by contrasting the attempts at 'slum-free city planning' (referring to housing programmes for the urban poor) with the 'durability' of certain slum settlements. {W}e examine national and local factors that temper the impact of macro-forces of neoliberalism and globalisation on slum clearance in {D}elhi, including institutional fragmentation, political networks, and social mobilisation. {B}ased on two settlements selected by the {D}elhi {D}evelopment {A}uthority to implement its strategy of slum redevelopment under public-private partnership, we show how space-specific configurations and the interplay of actors may contribute instead to the entrenchment of slums. {A}t the settlement level however, 'durable' does not mean permanent. {Y}et, at the city level, slum rehabilitation in partnership with private developers presents serious limits, questioning the emphasis put on this strategy to provide sustainable housing for the urban poor.}, keywords = {{INDE} ; {DELHI} ; {RAJASTHAN} ; {MUMBAI}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {U}rban {S}ustainable {D}evelopment}, volume = {12}, numero = {1}, pages = {34--51}, ISSN = {1946-3146}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1080/19463138.2019.1666850}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078526}, }