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  • July 2009 (Revised June 2011)
  • Case

Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (A)

By: Lakshmi Iyer, John D. Macomber and Namrata Arora
Maharashtra state is accepting bids to redevelop Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia. A real estate developer assesses the risks and tenders a bid. The bid conditions include providing new free housing to tens of thousands of slum dwellers, which is anticipated to be... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Development Economics; Housing; Urban Development; Emerging Markets; Social Issues; Business and Government Relations; Real Estate Industry; Mumbai
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  • May 2011
  • Supplement

Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)

By: Lakshmi Iyer and John Macomber
In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political risks remained. View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Private Equity; Social Issues; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; Mumbai
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  • 01 Mar 2010
  • News

Slum for Sale

A NEW VIEW: Slums occupy valuable real estate in India. Photo courtesy HBS India Research Center Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government
  • August 2016 (Revised October 2016)
  • Case

Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes

By: Shawn Cole, Andreas Rotenberg and Thomas van den Aarssen
Kumar Builders (KUL) was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70 acres of prime real estate in downtown Pune, India. The Nirvana Hills development also... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Slum Redevelopment; Double Bottom Line; Economic Development; Partnerships; Partners and Partnerships; Development Economics; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Real Estate Industry; India
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  • 15 Mar 2010
  • HBS Case

Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Dharavi embodies the characteristics of a slum as defined by the United... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate
  • 15 Nov 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

less expensive for cities to maintain in the long-term. Macomber is putting his commitment to joining the fields of finance and design into practice through his research and HBS case studies, including exploring redevelopment options for... View Details
Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities
  • 18 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 18

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/609016-PDF-ENG Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum Harvard Business School Case 710-004 Maharashtra state is accepting bids to redevelop Dharavi, the largest View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2011
  • News

The City Solution

no services. Macomber has spent time doing research in such an environment, the sprawling Mumbai slum of Dharavi, where scenes from the movie Slumdog Millionaire were filmed. As described in an HBS case he cowrote, the $3 billion... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
  • 08 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

editors, teachers, and individual scholars to act to foster these characteristics. Strategies and Tactics in NGO-Government Relations: Insights from Slum Housing in Mumbai Authors:Ramya Ramanath and Alnoor Ebrahim Publication:Nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood

protect their intellectual property rights—one of the most important growth drivers in the US economy—in developing markets. The case is one of a series Iyer is developing that are linked to property rights in emerging economies. Other case studies include an analysis... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Motion Pictures & Video
  • 20 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 20, 2016

development also involved working with the Slum Redevelopment Authority to relocate and build on the site homes in towers for at least 20,000 slum dwellers and restoring much... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate
  • 21 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 21

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411105-PDF-ENG Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B) Lakshmi Iyer and John D. MacomberHarvard Business School Supplement 711-107 In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne