Urbanisation in India : challenges, opportunities and the way forward

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Urbanisation in India : challenges, opportunities and the way forward

edited by Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Ravi Kanbur, P.K. Mohanty

SAGE, 2014

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Urban areas are integral to India's growth and development, accounting for around two-thirds of the country's GDP. Analysing India's rapidly expanding process of urbanisation, the book identifies the key challenges and opportunities and proposes suitable managerial and policy reforms. It addresses critical issues and puts forth suggestions for better planning financing alternatives and, most importantly, better governance for improved service delivery and affordable housing. Divided thematically into three sections, the volume takes into account the important facets of urbanisation, including the state of urban infrastructure and planning in India with due attention to sustainability, the role of finance in urban development and its dependence on governance, and methods to generate good governance in public institutions, and the impact on housing and climate change. The 11 essays included in this book have been written by leading analysts and practitioners, who propose critical reforms and policy interventions. The volume will be indispensable to students and scholars of urban economics, development studies, urban planning, business practitioners, policymakers as well as the informed general reader.

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Preface Challenges of Urbanisation in India: An Overview - Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Ravi Kanbur and P K Mohanty I: URBAN PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery - Isher Judge Ahluwalia Planning and Markets for Urban Development in India - Isher Judge Ahluwalia and P K Mohanty Sustainable Urban Living - Montek S Ahluwalia and Ajay Mathur II: FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE A Municipal Financing Framework - P K Mohanty Market Worthiness and Urban Local Governments - Jessica Seddon The Practice of PPP in Urban Infrastructure - Anand Sahasranaman and Vikram Kapur Governance and Fiscal Federalism - Govinda Rao and Richard Bird III: INCLUSION AND GOVERNANCE Generating Demand for Good Governance - Samuel Paul Integrating Redevelopment of Slums in City Planning - Bimal Patel and V K Phatak Affordable Housing in Urban India - Deepak Parekh Index

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