Intro
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
1 Urbanization in India
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Urban Growth (1901-2011)
1.3 Distribution of the Urban Population in India (2011 Census)
1.4 Urban Problems in India
1.5 Sustainable Cities and Indian Urbanization
1.6 Relevance for This Study
1.7 Organization of the Chapters
References
2 Slums in India
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Slum Census in India
2.3 Slum Distribution
2.4 Mapping of Slums
2.5 Slum Mapping in India
2.6 Spatial Information and Slums
2.7 Remotely Sensed Slums

5 Slum Modeling for Growth Prediction
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Slum Models: A Review
5.3 Model Building
5.3.1 Conceptualizing the Model
5.3.2 Building the Model
5.3.3 Model Output
5.4 Future Growth of Slums
References
6 Slum Housing Demand Assessment and Analysis
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Estimating Kalaburagi City Population
6.3 Projecting Slum Population of Kalaburagi City
6.4 Framework for Estimating the Housing Demand of Urban Poor
6.4.1 Demand Assessment
6.5 Analytical Framework for Housing Demands: A Base for Estimation and Prediction

6.6 Sample Estimation of Housing Demands for Vijayanagar Area
6.7 Suitable Sites for Rehabilitation Program
References
7 Slum Development Programs-An Overview
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Slum Policies in India
7.3 Review of Slum Developmental Programs
7.4 Slum Development Programs at Kalaburagi
7.5 Suggestions for Intervention in Policies
References
8 Slum-Spatial Decision Support System
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Review on Spatial Decision Support System
8.3 Decision-Making Process in Slum Development
8.4 Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) Concepts

8.4.1 User Interface
8.5 Designing SDSS for Slum Development
8.6 Building SDSS
8.7 Details of Slum-SDSS
8.7.1 Database Management System
8.7.2 Model Base Management System (MBMS)
8.8 Selection of Slum
8.8.1 Selection of Households and Housing Structure
8.9 Closing Words
References