This book is a comprehensive history of city planning in post-independence India. It explores how the nature and orientation of city planning have evolved in India’s changing sociopolitical context over the past hundred or so years. The book situates India’s experience within a historical framework in order to illustrate continuities and disjunctions between the pre- and post-independent Indian laws, policies, and programs for city planning and development. It focuses on the development, scope, and significance of professional planning work in the midst of rapid economic transition, migration, social disparity, and environmental degradation. The volume also highlights the need for inclusive planning processes that can provide clean air, water, and community spaces to large, diverse, and fast growing communities. Detailed and insightful, this volume will be of interest to researchers and students of public administration, civil engineering, architecture, geography, economics, and sociology. It will also be useful for policy makers and professionals working in the areas of town and country planning.
| ISBN: | 9781138226012 |
| Publication date: | 8th July 2020 |
| Author: | Ashok (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India) Kumar, Sanjeev Vidyarthi, Poonam Prakash |
| Publisher: | Routledge India an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Genres: |
Urban and municipal planning and policy Social and ethical issues City and town planning: architectural aspects Transport planning and policy Regional geography |