Sustainable Development Goals and Indian Cities: Inclusion, Diversity and Citizen Rights

ISBN-13: 9780367142452 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 246 str.

Ashok Kumar; D. S. Meshram

Opis

This book critically examines SDGs and cities in developing countries with special reference to climate change, inclusion, diversity and citizen rights in India. It discusses global issues of sustainability and climate change in the context of rapid urbanisation.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Sustainable Development Goals, New Urban Agenda, and Climate Change  PART I: Sustainable Development, Climate Risk and Resilience  2. Climate Risk and Resilience of Indian Cities  3. Indian Cities on the Ladder of Sustainable Development: What Can Make it a Success Story?  PART II: Rights, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Quality  4. What is Right for the City or Right to the City: Criticality of Citizenship and Governance  5. Cities and the Dilemmas of Diversity  6. New Empirically Driven Approaches to Inclusive Human Development in Cities  7. Judging the Quality of Urbanisation in Cities and Towns of India  PART III: Housing and Shelter  8. Incongruence between Housing Policy Intentions and Housing Needs  9. Universal Access to Shelter in Indian Cities  PART IV: Carers of Indian Cities  10. Mapping India’s Urban Planners  PART V: Interconnections and Interdependencies  11. Epilogue: Our Interconnected and Interdependent Future in the World of Pandemics