Nikhil Mehta – författare

Global Urban Studies: Megacities and Local Realities examines urban dynamics across scales from megacities to neighborhood micro-realities. Organized thematically, the text covers governance structures, infrastructure systems, livelihood strategies, and social relationships shaping urban life globally. Through comparative analysis spanning diverse geographical contexts, the material demonstrates how global urban processes manifest differently across local settings. Each chapter examines specific urban dimensions connecting macro-level trends with micro-level experiences. Topics encompass urban governance challenges, infrastructure provision gaps, informal economies, housing precarity, and community resilience. The book emphasizes equity considerations, examining how urban development benefits and burdens distribute across social groups. Designed for scholars, students, and practitioners, the text balances theoretical urban studies frameworks with empirical case evidence from cities worldwide. Contemporary issues including climate adaptation, digital urbanism, and pandemic impacts receive attention. This resource serves urban studies students, urban planners, development practitioners, geographers, and sociology researchers. Through multi-scalar analysis connecting global urban transformations with local lived experiences, the text develops understanding essential for addressing urban inequalities, promoting just cities, and crafting context-sensitive urban interventions in diverse global settings.

This book covers contemporary essays by opinion leaders on crucial topics in dermatology that are not readily available in other textbooks and journals. The essays are written in an unconventional style compared to other textbook styles. Each chapter is authored by a globally renowned expert in that field.The book focuses on artificial intelligence in dermatology, placebo and nocebo in dermatology, mind and skin diseases, unconventional/holistic views on skin aging, evidence-informed dermatology, procedural dermatology, investigative dermatology, lasers and light sources in dermatology, skin in rheumatologic diseases, immunology of the skin, live imaging techniques in dermatology, and so on. The book will help specialists look at the subject from an entirely different perspective and understand how dermatology is evolving in the 21st century. A wide range of dermatology topics is covered, providing a snapshot of contemporary dermatology and the dermatology of the future. It promises to be a delightful journey from basic science to translational science to clinical science. This book will be Intellectually stimulating for dermatology trainees, practitioners, and academicians.