For all those who're interested in Urban Studies, this book will provide comprehensive knowledge. Contemporary innovative concepts and case studies revolving around Urban Studies have been presented in this book. All the ongoing trends in this field from all over the world have been incorporated here. Insights on recent studies and research methodologies can also be found in this book. Through this book, we hope to further enlighten our readers on this topic. This book is a must-read for all interested in this discipline.

There are varied approaches followed globally for rural development. Progress of rural areas has witnessed rising consideration internationally, particularly over the past few decades. The peak in the renewed global interest in the progress of rural people and their environment was reached with the establishment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the year 2000. All of the set objectives are mostly rural improvement goals. With less than four years to the closing date for the attainment of the MDGs, it is almost definite that the goals are far from being achieved, particularly in...

Welfare is an essential aspect for the development of a nation. This book presents, for the first time, an extensive, internationally-focused collection of cutting-edge work from leading academics. Its multi-disciplinary approach and relative viewpoint encourages an examination of the most pressing social welfare issues of the day. The book intends to simplify some of the doubts regarding social welfare, and talks about the pros and cons of privatization. It presents a variety of social welfare paradoxes and innovations; and sets up a clear set of economic frameworks with which to comprehend...

Urban planning plays a significant role in the development of nations. Cities are rising as never before and these days, it is assumed that at least 50% of the world's population lives in urban cities. This movement is projected to carry on, and at the same time, the problems in urban areas are also expected to increase. Urbanization constitutes a compound procedure linking problems with communal, financial, ecological and spatial proportions that need suitable solutions. This book highlights some of these problems and discusses potential solutions in terms of organization, planning and...