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Author:   Bikramaditya K. Choudhary ,  Arun K. Singh ,  Diganta Das
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.020kg
ISBN:  

9780367499679

ISBN 10:   0367499673
Pages:   466
Publication Date:   31 March 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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PART I: THE CONCEPT OF A CITY 1. Cities, Space and Development in India 2. Political Economy vs. Political Ecology of Urbanization in Asia 3. ‘Global’-izing Indian Cities: A Spatial Epistemological Critique 4. Financial Decentralization and Local Governance in Urban India: An Inter-State and Metropolitan Districts Analysis 5. Urban Space and Environmental Urges PART II: CITY AND URBAN SPACE 6. A Century of Urbanization in the Mineral Belt of India: Phases of Continuity and Change (1901-2011) 7. Process and Pattern of Urbanization in Jharkhand 8. Impact of Peri-Urbanization and Its Policy Implications: A Case Study of Varanasi’s Peri-Urban Interface 9. Reconfiguring Urban Space: Loss of Green Space in Varanasi 10. Urban Poverty Revisited: An Enquiry into KUSP Initiative in West Bengal 11. Nutritional Status and Tuberculosis Disease in the City of Varanasi, UP: A Perspective on Urban Health Ecology PART III: URBAN POLICY, PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE 12. Capacity Development for Effective Urban Governance and Service Delivery Quest for Precepts, Realities and Realization 13. India’s Urban Development Policy: Retrospect and Prospect 14. Challenges of Climate Change in the City of Jamnagar: Perceptions and Adaptations 15. Advocacy to Urban Governance: The Aam Aadmi Narrative in Delhi 16. Urban Development: Challenges and Prospect in Madhya Pradesh 17. Community Participation Law: Policy vs. Practice, The Case of Bhopal

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Bikramaditya K. Choudhary is Assistant Professor at Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Arun K. Singh is Professor of Geography at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Diganta Das is Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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