How Will India Fix Her Urban Future?
Author: Dr Binti Singh and Sameer Unhale
Publisher: Between Architecture and Urbanism
Published: 2020-10-02
Total Pages: 51
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Resilience and Southern Urbanism
Author: Binti Singh
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2022-01-10
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 1000557219
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume studies the urbanisation trends of medium-sized cities of India to develop a typology of urban resilience. It looks at historic second-tier cities like Nashik, Bhopal, Kolkata and Agra, which are laboratories of smart experiments and are subject to technological ubiquity, with rampant deployment of smart technologies and dashboard governance. The book examines the traditional values and systems of these cities that have proven to be resilient and studies how they can be adapted to contemporary times. It also highlights the vulnerabilities posed by current urban development models in these cities and presents best practices that could provide leads to address impending climate risks. The book also offers a unique Resilience Index that can drive change in the way cities are imagined and administered, customised to specific needs at various scales of application. Part of the Urban Futures series, the volume is an important contribution to the growing scholarship of southern urbanism and will be of interest to researchers and students of urban studies, urban ecology, urban sociology, architecture, geography, urban design, anthropology, cultural studies, environment, sustainability, urban planning and climate change.
India's Urban Future
Negotiating Resilience with Hard and Soft City
Author: Binti Singh
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-03-16
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 1000842630
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explores how cities are shaped by the lived experiences of inhabitants and examines the ways they develop strategies to cope with daily and unexpected challenges. It argues that migration, livelihood, and public health challenges result from inadequacies in the hard city—urban assets, such as land, infrastructure, and housing, and asserts that these challenges and escalating vulnerabilities are best negotiated using the soft city—social capital and community networks. In so doing, the authors criticise a singular knowledge system and argue for a granular, nuanced understanding of cities—of the interrelations between people in places, everyday urbanisms, social relationships, cultural practices, and histories. The volume presents perspectives from the Global South and the Global North and engages with city-specific cases from Africa, India, and Europe for a deeper understanding of resilience. Part of the Urban Futures series, it will be of great interest to students and researchers of urban studies, urban planning, urban management, architecture, urban sociology, urban design, ecology, conservation, and urban sustainability. It will also be useful for urbanists, architects, urban sociologists, city and town planners, policy makers, and those interested in a deeper understanding of the contemporary and future city.
India's Urban Future
Author: Kingsley Davis
Publisher: Berkeley, U. of California P
Published: 1962
Total Pages: 468
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Author: Kingsley Davis
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1962
Total Pages: 492
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Africa's Urban Revolution
Author: Doctor Edgar Pieterse
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 2014-01-09
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1780325231
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The facts of Africa’s rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Yet in the minds of policy makers, scholars and much of the general public, Africa remains a quintessentially rural place. This lack of awareness and robust analysis means it is difficult to make a policy case for a more overtly urban agenda. As a result, there is across the continent insufficient urgency directed to responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with the world’s last major wave of urbanisation. Drawing on the expertise of scholars and practitioners associated with the African Centre for Cities, and utilising a diverse array of case studies, Africa's Urban Revolution provides a comprehensive insight into the key issues - demographic, cultural, political, technical, environmental and economic - surrounding African urbanisation.
