Urban renewal in India : theory, initiatives and spatial planning strategies / S.K. Kulshrestha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kulshrestha, S. K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--India.

City planning.

Urban renewal--India.

Urban renewal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, 2018.

Summary:

In this book, the major principles, strategies, tools and techniques for successful planning and implementation of urban renewal projects are explained with examples. Its highlight is the extensive coverage of all the major initiatives undertaken at the central, state and city levels for urban redevelopment. Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Atal Mission for Renewal and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) are some of the major central initiatives covered in the book. At the state- and city-levels, it includes initiatives in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Indore, Ahmedabad, Mysore, Pune and Hyderabad. The book contains numerous recommendations for reforming and improving urban renewal efforts.

Contents:

Theory of urban renewal

Urban renewal initiatives in India

Spatial planning strategies for urban renewal

Reforms as strategy for rejuvenating urban governance and promoting urban renewal

Tools and techniques of urban renewal

Resource mobilisation for urban renewal

The future of urban renewal.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9789352806379 (hbk.)

9789352806393 (ebk.)

OCLC:

1032375775