1. The Urban Transformation: Issues and Challenges
Rashmi Jain
2. Shelter for the Poor: Conundrum, Visions and Methods of Urban growth
Bhawana Vasudeva
3. Key Determinants of Urbanization in India: Evidence from State Level Data
Seema Joshi
4. Contextualizing Smart Cities and impact on Social relations
Manish Yadav
5. Management of Rurban Area Development: Selected Indian Experience and Challenges.
Yogesh Joshi
6. Urban Health Infrastructure: Governance Issues
Sandeep Narula and Narma Bhattacharya
7. Migration pattern and the emerging Trends of Migration in India
B. K. Nagla
8 Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Revisit in the Case of SAARC
Maniklal Adhikary and Chandrasekhar Hajra
9. Looming Threat of Vehicular Pollution to Human Health
Alpana Kateja
10. Climate Change, Urbanization and Impact on Natural Environment
M. K. Pandit
11. An Analysis of Climate Change Related Vulnerability among the Forced Migrants in India
Sunetra Ghatak
12. Vertical Farming: Resilience towards Climate Change
Sonia Maheshwari
13. Ecology of Lakes and Reservoirs in Semi-Arid Regions of Rajasthan
P. D. Charan and K. C. Sharma
14. Socio- Economic Implications of Waste Management
A.D. Sawant, Sujata Warrier and Geetanjali Pawar
15. Solid Waste Management in Urban Areas- An Urgent Priority
Ravinder Palakurthy and J. P. Kesari
16. Environmental Hazards from Municipal Solid Waste of Urban Space: Global Perspective
Amithy Jasrotia and Prama Soloman
17. Urbanization and Pharmaceutical Waste: An Upcoming Environmental Challenge
Kritika Sharma and GarimaKaushik
18. Resource Sustainability by Electronic Waste Recycling
P. Parthasarathy
19. Renewable Energy in India: Potential and Prospects
Chandrakanta Mall and Prem Prakash Solanki
20. Necessity of Paradigm Shift from Non-Renewable Sources to Renewable Sources forEnergy Demand
Alka Kataria and T. I. Khan
Alpana Kateja is Professor of economics at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, and also former Principal, University Maharani College, Jaipur. She is a gold medalist in economics, and she has formerly been associated with Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and JNV University, Jodhpur. Her published works include Health Outcomes in India, Water and Health, Water Resource Management, and Lifestyle and Health.
Rashmi Jain is Head and Associate Professor in Department of sociology at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She has interest in the areas of development communication, gender studies, sociology of law, and leisure studies. She is Convener of Working Group on Law and Migration of International Sociological Association. Her published work includes Women, Media and Violence, Women Empowerment: The Global Scenario, and Health and Domestic Violence. Her latest book (ed.) Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World has been published by Palgrave Macmillan.
This book examines the interplay between urban growth and the environmental issues in India. The contributors, who are coming from diverse disciplines, examine socioeconomic, administrative, and environmental threats emanating from urbanization (e.g. climate change, health governance, energy issues, pollution, and e-waste management) and suggest various measures for dealing with the challenges of rapid urbanization. Offering a valuable resource for all those interested in understanding the multifaceted dimensions of urban growth, the book appeals to researchers, students, and policymakers, interested in the development studies and urban studies.