School of Human Development

The School of Human Development focuses on aspects of social transformation, concerned particularly with questions of social and economic inequality. It brings together economic, social, political and spatial dimensions of inequality, and draws on multiple disciplines ranging from economics, planning, development studies, social work, public health, and education to gender studies, dalit studies, psychology, and sociology.

Within the degree programmes of the proposed IIHS IOE, the School will be the primary location for the Concentration in Human Development. It will also be linked to Concentrations in Land and Housing, Policy and Governance, Economic Development, and Systems and Infrastructure across other proposed IIHS IOE Schools.

Key focus areas

Urban Inequality

Affordable Housing

Food Security

Urban Health

Social Protection and Social Policy

Education

People

Projects

Research

GCRF Project (PEAK Consortium)

Tacit Urban Knowledge Network

Hungry Cities Partnership

WHO Study on Child Care Practices of Women Working in the Informal Sector

CapaCITIES (Migration, Livelihoods and Climate Resilience)

Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)

Energy innovation for low-cost housing in India and South Africa

Planning, ‘Violations’ and Urban Inclusion

Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme

Massive Open Online Course on Sustainable Cities

Design Guidelines for PHCs in Karnataka

Revamp of the OPD & ED in District Hospitals across Uttar Pradesh

Practice

Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme

Urban Resilience Baseline Studies

Groundwater Sanitation Nexus Research Programme

Reducing Relocation Risk in Urban Areas

Makaran Subduction Tsunami Risk Analysis for the cities on the Indian West Coast

Long-term Impacts of Humanitarian Action in Chennai

Massive Open Online Course on Sustainable Cities

Building Socially Coherent Neighbourhoods in Tajganj, Agra: Mid-term Assessment

Karnataka Affordable Housing Policy

Karnataka Slum Areas Development Policy

Global Assessment Reports on Disaster Risk Reduction

Testing Targets and Indicators for SDG 11 for Cities

Post-Disaster Damage Assessment Mission to Kathmandu

Research Support for MHT Sanitation Intervention in Katihar

India Urban Policy Support Partnership

Framework for Integrated Planning, Development and Resilience

Capacity Building

Affordable Urban Housing: The UPP conducts courses and workshops on affordable housing and slum development for diverse stakeholders. These capacity building interventions aim to familiarise participants with key questions around land, tenure, community participation, finance and technology, and aim to enable a dialogue between concerned stakeholders in order to achieve the desired outcome of adequate and affordable housing for all. These courses are conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (apex agency for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana — PMAY), GoI, the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) and state institutes such as the State Institute for Urban Development, ATI Mysuru. These capacity building initiatives have expanded to policy advisory roles, with the IIHS helping the Government of Karnataka formulate the Karnataka Affordable Housing Policy 2016 and the Karnataka Slum Areas Development Policy 2016.

Urban Public Health: IIHS has a growing body of research and practice work around urban public health, with a focus on vulnerable households, the urban poor and public healthcare infrastructure. UPP delivers these courses from a system thinking perspective to enable shifts in paradigms of thinking around disease burdens and public health outcomes.