Growing urbanization: challenges and strategies

By:

Sujatha, D. Sai, ed

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Discovery Publishing House, 2012. New Delhi:Description: 251pISBN:

9789350560877

Subject(s):

Urbanization-India

DDC classification:

307.760954 GRO

Contents:

Contributed articles Contents Foreword / Dr. Prithvish Nag Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction --1. Contemporary Urbanisation in India : Urban Growth and Characteristics --2. Urban Employment and Infrastructure-- 3. Urban Housing Slums and Basic Amenities-- 4. Urban Environment and Health --5. Urban Policies in India Index

Summary: This book is a compilation of nineteen articles, on various urban issues that provide considerable challenges not only for the national government, but also for the city managers in contemporary India. The first section of the book provides an overview of macro urbanisation and urban growth in India. Section two focuses on employment and infrastructure. Urban housing, slums and basic amenities form the subject matter of section three. Section four highlights the existing problems of urban environment and health, whereas the last section is on urban policies in India. Beginning with a macro perspective the book focuses on the micro regional variations highlighting specific problems of urban India

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Contributed articles
Contents Foreword / Dr. Prithvish Nag Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction --1. Contemporary Urbanisation in India : Urban Growth and Characteristics --2. Urban Employment and Infrastructure-- 3. Urban Housing Slums and Basic Amenities-- 4. Urban Environment and Health --5. Urban Policies in India Index

This book is a compilation of nineteen articles, on various urban issues that provide considerable challenges not only for the national government, but also for the city managers in contemporary India. The first section of the book provides an overview of macro urbanisation and urban growth in India. Section two focuses on employment and infrastructure. Urban housing, slums and basic amenities form the subject matter of section three. Section four highlights the existing problems of urban environment and health, whereas the last section is on urban policies in India. Beginning with a macro perspective the book focuses on the micro regional variations highlighting specific problems of urban India

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