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• Published Subscription 15 Oct 2026

  Sustaining Artisan Livelihoods through Community Cooperative Housing: A Socio-Spatial Study of the Kumbhar Community in Pune, India

  By Sadanand Rajgude, Ayush Prakash Hazare

  Abstract: This research addresses the problem in contemporary community housing. Housing is delivered as a physical product, while the social, economic, and cultural systems that sustain community life are largely ignored. In the resettlement of the Kumbhar (potter) Community in Pune, equal land was allotted without cohesive architectural planning, which has led to fragmented spatial organisation, underutilised work areas, conflicts over resources, unclear boundaries, and a decline in economic efficiency due …

  Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2026 Read article →