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Future of Cities Ashok Kumar (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India)

Future of Cities By Ashok Kumar (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India)

Future of Cities by Ashok Kumar (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India)

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This book critically analyses the existing condition of cities in developing countries with special reference to planning and infrastructure networks in India. It provides an overview of the nature of opportunities presented by cities; major challenges that cities would face in future; and codifies the ways to transcend these challenges.

Future of Cities Summary

Future of Cities: Planning, Infrastructure, and Development by Ashok Kumar (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India)

  1. This book critically examines the opportunities presented by the cities of developing countries in future.
  2. With contributions from eminent scholars, it looks at the planning and infrastructure networks in cities of developing countries.
  3. This book will be of interest to departments of urban studies, urban and city planning, development studies, sociology, public policy and administration, political sociology, anthropology, architecture, geography, economics, as well as to professionals, planners, policymaker and NGOs.

About Ashok Kumar (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India)

Ashok Kumar is Professor of Physical Planning and Dean (Academics and Student Affairs), School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India.

D.S. Meshram is President, Institute of Town Planners, India, a trained architect, and a spatial planner.

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction - Future of Cities: Planning, Infrastructure, and Development; PART I: Governance of Cities 2. Planning for Urbanisation and Economic Growth: Addressing Urban and Regional Governance Issues in India; 3. Governing the City-Region: Rethinking Urban and Regional Governance in India; 4. The Smart Cities Mission and City Planning in India; 5. Water Governance in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India; 6. Drinking Water for All: Rurban Water Planning in India; PART II: Production of the Built Environment 7. Future of Zoning: From Land-Use Zones to Development Zones; 8. Rethinking High-Rise Urbanism: Design Strategies and Planning Tools; 9. Reclaiming Urban Practice for India: What Can Design Teach Us?; PART III: Movements of People, Goods, Information, Ideas 10. Planning and Design Guidelines for Bus Rapid Transit in Indian Cities; PART IV: Future-Proofing Cities 11. Conclusions - Urban and Regional Planning Futures: Integrating Infrastructure, Governance, Technology, and Design

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NPB9780367142438
9780367142438
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Future of Cities: Planning, Infrastructure, and Development by Ashok Kumar (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India)
Ashok Kumar (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India)
Towards Sustainable Futures
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-06-23
264
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