In-House Publications

Title Year Category Link
History and Philosophy of our Work
How We Began 1984 History and Philosophy of our Work View
SPARC and its Work with NSDF and Mahila Milan, India 1984 History and Philosophy of our Work View
We the invisible 1985 History and Philosophy of our Work View
Beating a Path: Creating a Basis for Government Organisations to Become
Accountable to Communities of the Poor by Sheela Patel Mar 93
2013 History and Philosophy of our Work View
Diary of a Pathbeater 2012-2013 History and Philosophy of our Work View
Stitching Coats that Fit: Supporting People's Processes is a Risk Worth Taking by Sheela Patel 2000 2012-2013 History and Philosophy of our Work View
Norms and Standards in Urban Development 2012-2013 History and Philosophy of our Work View
Demolitions to Dialogue by Celine D'Cruz 2012-2013 History and Philosophy of our Work View
SPARC - A Volunteer's View 2012-2013 History and Philosophy of our Work View
Capacity Building and Changing Policy
How can Poor People Benefit from Research Results? Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
Tools and Methods for Empowerment developed by Slum Dwellers in India by Sheela Patel May 2004 May 2004 Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
One David and Three Goliaths by Sheela Patel and Kalpana Sharma IIED Vol 10. 1998 1998 Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
Sharing Experiences and Changing Lives by Sheela Patel, Joel Bolnick and Diana Mitlin April 2001 April 2001 Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
Changing the Rules: Guidelines for the Revision of Regulations for Urban Upgrading by Sundar Burra September 2003 September 2003 Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
Building homes, changing official approaches: The work of urban poor organisations and their contributions towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals in urban areas by Celine D'Cruz and David Satterthwaite IIED 2004 2004 Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
How to meet the Millennium Development Goals in urban areas by Arif Hasan, Sheela Patel and David Satterthwaite Environment and Urbanisation April 2004 April 2004 Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
A Working for Rights from the grassroots by Sheela Patel and Diana Miltlin Alliance Magazine September 2005 September 2005 Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
Think local! A call for more community driven solutions for meeting the Millenium Development Goals by Sheela Patel and David Satterthwaite Planet Magazine April 2005 April 2005 Capacity Building and Changing Policy View
Women, Credit and Savings
Mahila Milan Crisis Credit Scheme IIED 1993 1993 Women, Credit and Savings View
Women and Credit Women, Credit and Savings View
From Ends to Means Women, Credit and Savings View
How Mahila Milan Began to Save Women, Credit and Savings View
Surveys
We the Invisible 1986 1986 Surveys View
We the Invisible Revisited Surveys View
Ennumeration as a Tool for Mobilisation Surveys View
Pune's Invisible People: A Study of Pavement Dwellers in Pune 1997 1997 Surveys View
Beyond The Beaten Track 1988 Surveys View
Housing
A Journey Towards Citizenship: The Byculla Area Resource Centre, Mumbai Housing View
Homeless International Housing Finance Workshop - SPARC (Bombay) Housing View
1990 Markandeya Case Study 1990 Housing View
Railway Slum Resettlement Negotiation in Mumbai Cheryl Young Housing View
Slum Rehabilitation Project JFS 1596 Housing View
1999 History of Kanjurmarg Housing View
Secure Tenure - Concept Paper Housing View
Secure Tenure - A Normative Framework Housing View
Constructing Houses Housing View
Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the Urban Poor: The Story of Kanjur Marg by Sundar Burra 1998 1998 Housing View
Resettlement in Mumbai: Beyond Evictions in a Global City: People-Managed Resettlement in Mumbai By Sheela Patel, Celine d'Cruz and Sundar Burra IIED 2002 2002 Housing View
SPARC Housing Exhibitions by Sundar Burra 2002 Housing View
Co-operative Housing in Poona by Sundar Burra November 99 1999 Housing View
The Development of HUDCO's Housing Loan Scheme to NGOs 1999 Housing View
The JagJeevan Ram Nagar Housing Co-operative in Hyderabad by Sundar Burra 1996 1996 Housing View
Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the Urban Poor: The Mumbai Urban Transport Project by Sundar Burra 1996 Housing View
Towards a Pro-poor framework for slum upgrading in Mumbai by Sundar Burra 2005 2005 Housing View
Pro-Poor Slum Upgrading Frameworks in Mumbai: Final report to Cities Alliance and UN-Habitat by Sundar Burra and Devika Mahadevan 2004 2004 Housing View
Interview with Jockin, the President of the NSDF, on the alliance's response to massive demolitions in Mumbai in 2005 2005 Housing View
Dharavi: A view from Below by A. Jockin, Sheela Patel and Sundar Burra 2005 2005 Housing View
Infrastructure
Slum Sanitation in Poona by Sundar Burra August 2001 2001 Infrastructure View
Electricity to Pavement Dwellers in Mumbai by Sundar Burra and Liz Riley September 1999 1999 Infrastructure View
Waiting for Water by Kalpana Sharma 1999 1999 Infrastructure View
Garbage Talk Infrastructure View
Community-Driven Provision of Universal Sanitation in Cities in India A Presentation by Sheela Patel, Sundar Burra and Thomas Kerr IIED 2003 2003 Infrastructure View
Community-Driven Provision of Universal Sanitation in Cities in India A Presentation by Sheela Patel, Celine D'Cruz and A. Jockin 2001 2001 Infrastructure View
A presentation on Empowerment and Infrastructure Infrastructure View
Lo(o) and behold! An article on sanitation in Outlook Magazine 2005 2005 Infrastructure View
Case Studies
The View from Below: Access for the Urban Poor to Basic Amenities and Services 2001 Case Studies View
"Sakina's Illness" and Other Stories SPARC 1991 1991 Case Studies View
Our needs, Our priorities: Women and men from the slums of Mumbai and Pune talk about their needs for Water and Sanitation by Meera Bapat and Indu Agarwal IIED 2003 2003 Case Studies View
Making Markets Work for the Poor by Sundar Burra and Devika Mahadevan July 2005 2005 Case Studies View
Other Papers
Addressing Urban Poverty: Increasing Incomes, Reducting Costs and Securing Representation Other Papers View
Deep Democracy: Urban Governance and the Horizon of Politics by Arjun Appadurai 2000 2000 Other Papers View
Making Cities Safe for Women by Sheela Patel and Sundar Burra Oct 98 1998 Other Papers View
Squatting on the Global Highway Other Papers View
Guidelines for the Implementation of Slum Rehabilitation Schemes in Greater Mumbai by SRA, Government of Maharashtra 1997 1997 Other Papers View