Ecologies of urbanism in India : metropolitan civility and sustainability / Anne Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan.
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TextPublisher: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789888180714 (ebook) :Subject(s): Urban ecology (Sociology) -- India | Sustainability -- India | Sustainable development -- India -- Case studiesAdditional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 307.760954 LOC classification: HT147Online resources: Hong Kong scholarship online Summary: Case studies on nature conservation in Indian cities, urban housing and slum development, waste management, urban planning, and contestations over the quality of air, water, and sanitation in Delhi and Mumbai illuminate urban ecology perspectives throughout the 20th century. The collection highlights how struggles over the environment and one's quality of life in urban centres are increasingly framed in terms of their future place in a landscape of global sustainability.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Case studies on nature conservation in Indian cities, urban housing and slum development, waste management, urban planning, and contestations over the quality of air, water, and sanitation in Delhi and Mumbai illuminate urban ecology perspectives throughout the 20th century. The collection highlights how struggles over the environment and one's quality of life in urban centres are increasingly framed in terms of their future place in a landscape of global sustainability.
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