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This book explores some of the common socio-economic and environmental challenges faced by the cities of South Asia, which remain highly under-researched. South Asia comprises eight nations—India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, consisting of a total population of 1.92 billion in 2022. The majority of the cities in these countries are characterized by haphazard urbanization and multi-dimensional poverty alongside its associated ingredients— floods, water scarcity, food crises, poor sanitation, slums and squatter settlements, and pollution, among others. This comprehensive book is contributed by interdisciplinary scholars and includes 25 case studies. The volume brings these socio-economic and environmental challenges to the fore for a better and more nuanced understanding. The book help policymakers to mitigate the challenges and build sustainable cities.
South Asia is perhaps one of the most populous areas on the planet with nearly one-third of its population, with over ten cities larger than 10 million and maybe home to four of the largest cities of the world's largest ten. The rights to the city and the right to breathe, bread and work are as significant to South Asians. The current volume is a timely addition to perhaps aiming for sustainable cities with many case studies on initiatives towards that end. The canvas is vast, and the coverage is daunting. However, the editors have a challenging task to balance out keeping the integrity of the theme in focus.
Professor Avaya Mohapatra, Former Head and Professor (now retired), North Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya
It would be fair to say that while the fascinating scientific works inquired into by the authors through several chapters, the very book is useful as a reference for readers and researchers regarding urban sustainability in South Asian developing countries including Nepal. Keep up the good work!
Professor Vidhya Bir Singh Kansakar, a veteran geographer of Nepal.
This book should become a companion reader for scholars and students studying sustainability. It looks comprehensive, admirably clear in its objectives and intellectually lively.
Professor Suman Singh, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University.
Contents
Towards Socio-Economic and Environmentally Sustainable Cities of South Asia.- Is the Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) key to Sustainable Development of South Asian Cities?.- Challenges for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 'safe and affordable drinking water' in developing countries: A Case Study of Patharghata in Bangladesh.- Modelling of Antimicrobial Agent Triclosan (TCS) Transport in Nanofiltration System for Sustainable Design of Drinking Water Treatment Systems for South Asian Countries.- Culinary Landscapes- Understanding the intersections of food cultures in South Asia.- Towards Solving Environmental, Societal, And Economic Teleconnections Between Delhi, Punjab, And Assam.- Making cities sustainable: Tracking economic sustainability in urban India.- Living by the Edges: Existential Vulnerabilities Among the Slum-dwelling Women of Delhi, India.- COVID-19 Induced Family Violence in an Urban Setting in Bangladesh: Prospects for Social Work Interventions.- Going beyond the traditional microcredit approach for socioeconomic development: A case of a slum from Bangladesh.- Growth and development of squatter settlements: a challenge to urban sustainability in Nepal: the case of Kathmandu city.- The COVID-19 Crisis and Indian Cities: Managing Urban Contours in Times of Pandemic.- Representation of Dhaka in The Book of Dhaka: A City in Short Fiction.- Vulnerability and Coping Mechanism of the City Dwellers: A Study of Old Dhaka.- Integrating Accessibility: A Critical Review of the Transportation Policies and Plans in Dhaka.- Informal sector towards urban sustainability in Kathmandu valley, Nepal.- Covid-19 Pandemic and Urban Informal Workforce: Challenges Faced by the Small Entrepreneurs in Silchar Town of Assam, India.- Bolpur: A Historical Eco-Friendly Townscape Promoting Sustainable City.- Pattern of Urbanisation, Its Sustainability and Spatial Set-up of Urban Centers in Uttar Pradesh, India.- Urban Sprawl and Future Land Resource Utilization Projections for Ghaziabad City, Uttar Pradesh, India, Using High- Resolution Remote Sensing Data and GIS Techniques.- Analyzing and Mapping of Change in Water Surface Area Using Remote Sensing Data: case Study of Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan.- Land Use/Land Cover Change Dynamics in Rapidly Growing City: A Potential Threat to Sustainability: A Case Study of the Peshawar District of Pakistan.- Impact of bare lands in the cities of Kathmandu valley, Nepal: question for urban environmental sustainability.- Urban growth and urban land use dynamics of Pokhara city, Nepal: challenge to urban sustainability?.- Agriculture practice in Kathmandu valley, Nepal: adaptive strategy or sustainable livelihood?.
