Slum redevelopment strategy using GIS based multi-criteria system: A case study of Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Today the population of India at the slum area is increasing rapidly. So, government of India has taken certain strategies to upgrade and provide good housing quality and environment to the dwellers of the slum area. This paper is focused on advancement of Geo-spatial technique and multi criteria decision making system for slum redevelopment and planning of Rajkot city. This approach is entirely depends on the collection of large data sets and also it reduces manpower and time. The research has followed the strategy has taken by Govt. of India for slum improvement and sustainable development is known as “RAJIV AWAS YOJNA”. The socio-economic data like family detail, economic condition, basic amenities, employment status, education facility etc. is collected in the individual slum area and it is inserted into Arc GIS 10 software for database generation, analysis and thematic map preparation. These various maps give the detail information of total slum area, building footprints, reservation, land inventory, dwelling units, population density, condition of roads, number of private plots, number of government plots, provision of livelihood spaces, gross area of slum, land price of slum, land ownership and reservation, house quality, number of households, occupational condition, slum profile, slum location, other physical parameters, etc. The Final assessment from the results indicate either the feasible slum area can be developed by in-situ development or there is a provision to be migrated in the zone which is kept for SEWS.