“Population Growth, Slums and Housing in Jabalpur City (A Spatial and Temporal Analysis)”

By : Prashant Tiwari , Janki Prasad

Page No: 75-92

Abstract
This paper attempts to analyse the spatial pattern of population and slums in Jabalpur city and the housing scenario, including future housing requirements. The city has experienced rapid population growth, and it has grown more than thirteen times from 1881 to 2011. Housing units are always inadequate in terms of the number of households in the city. The housing problem in the city is evident in terms of habitable conditions and available space for living, and slums, as 26 percent city’s population lives in such areas. Slums are located in 64 wards out of 70 in the city. It clearly shows that there are many requirements of affordable houses for deprived people. The study reveals that high population and slum density occurs in core city areas inhabited by socially and economically weaker sections. The polynomial method is used in the estimation of future requirements of houses as per the increase in the number of households for the estimated years 2021 and 2031. Thus, the paper has much scope in urban studies as well as geography, including urban policy measures.

Authors :
Prashant Tiwari : Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, (M.P.)
Janki Prasad : Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, (M.P.).
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2023.43.01.6