Full Description
This book examines the interplay between urban growth and the environmental issues in India. The contributors, who are coming from diverse disciplines, examine socioeconomic, administrative, and environmental threats emanating from urbanization (e.g. climate change, health governance, energy issues, pollution, and e-waste management) and suggest various measures for dealing with the challenges of rapid urbanization. Offering a valuable resource for all those interested in understanding the multifaceted dimensions of urban growth, the book appeals to researchers, students, and policymakers, interested in the development studies and urban studies.
Contents
The Urban Transformation: Issues and Challenges.- Shelter for the Poor: Conundrum, Visions and Methods of Urban growth.- Key Determinants of Urbanization in India: Evidence from State Level Data.- Contextualizing Smart Cities and impact on Social relations.- Management of Rurban Area Development: Selected Indian Experience and Challenges.- Urban Health Infrastructure: Governance Issues.- Migration pattern and the emerging Trends of Migration in India.
