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City, Space and Politics in the Global South

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Cities are centres of exciting events, flows, movements and contradictions that produce both opportunities and challenges. Evolved through the centuries, they display layers of spatial, cultural and socio-economic diversity and contestations, which are articulated in multiple ways. It is in this backdrop that the present volume addresses some of the myriad issues visible in the contemporary cities of the Global South. The volume is divided into three parts, each of them focusing on different dimension of contemporary urban challenges. Part I entitled ‘The Concept of a City’ contains five papers dealing with conceptual complexities of the urban. This part analyses as to what extent development intrudes on urban space and space in turn influences development. Part II ‘City and Urban Space’ contains six papers. These focus on the existing patterns, processes, and perspectives of urbanization and its consequent everyday manifestations across different cities. Part III ‘Urban Policy, Planning and Governance’ has six?papers?dealing?with?policy?and?planning.In the wake of rapid urbanization and economic growth, the urban sector is swiftly changing towards being economic engines. Cities and towns being the centres of economic activities play a catalytic role in contributing to economic development and poverty reduction. However, there are layers of challenges that these cities face. This timely volume brings out these challenges and also analyses plausible solutions which can be brought about by the efficient and effective provision of essential urban services and infrastructure.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-01
Mått:150 x 230 x undefined mm
Vikt:1 005 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:465
Förlag:Manohar Publishers and Distributors
ISBN:9789388540247

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Bikramaditya K. Choudhary is Assistant Professor at Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, since May 2013. Arun K. Singh is Professor of Geography at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.Diganta Das is Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Innehållsförteckning

B.K. CHOUDHARY, A.K SINGH AND DIGANTA DAS 7PART I: THE CONCEPT OF A CITY1. Cities, Space and Development in India ABDUL SHABAN 232. Political Economy vs. Political Ecology of Urbanization in Asia B.S. BUTOLA 413. ‘Global’-izing Indian Cities: A Spatial Epistemological Critique DHIRAJ BARMAN 614. Financial Decentralization and Local Governance in Urban India: An Inter-State and Metropolitan Districts Analysis AMRITA ANAND 835. Urban Space and Environmental Urges SHREE KAMALJEE 113PART II: CITY AND URBAN SPACE6. A Century of Urbanization in the Mineral Belt of India: Phases of Continuity and Change (1901-2011) TANUSHREE KUNDU 1337. Process and Pattern of Urbanization in Jharkhand SARVOTTAM KUMAR 1678. Impact of Peri-Urbanization and Its Policy Implications: A Case Study of Varanasi’s Peri-Urban Interface RAVI S. SINGH AND SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINGH 183Reconfiguring Urban Space: Loss of Green Space in Varanasi BIKRAMADITYA K. CHOUDHARY AND RAKESH ARYA 227Urban Poverty Revisited: An Enquiry into KUSP Initiative in West Bengal PAYEL SEN 253Nutritional Status and Tuberculosis Disease in the City of Varanasi, UP: A Perspective on Urban Health Ecology AJAY KUMAR GIRI, G.N. SRIVASTAVA, AND ANAND PRASAD MISHRA 277PART III: URBAN POLICY, PLANNING AND GOVERNANCECapacity Development for Effective Urban Governance and Service Delivery Quest for Precepts, Realities and Realization GANGADHAR JHA 317India’s Urban Development Policy: Retrospect and Prospect ARUN K. SINGH 341Challenges of Climate Change in the City of Jamnagar: Perceptions and Adaptations ANIL KUMAR ROY 369Advocacy to Urban Governance: The Aam Aadmi Narrative in Delhi SHRAWAN KUMAR ACHARYA AND ATANU CHATTERJEE 393Urban Development: Challenges and Prospect in Madhya Pradesh H.M. MISHRA 415Community Participation Law: Policy vs. Practice, The Case of Bhopal RASHMI BHARDWAJ 443List of Contributors 455 Index 459