About the Book

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.

Contents

1.         Introduction

Alpana Kateja, Rashmi Jain

Urban Growth and Governance Issues

2.         The Urban Transformation: Issues and Challenges-Rashmi Jain

3.         Shelter for the Poor: Conundrum, Visions and Methods of Urban Growth-Bhawana Vasudeva

4.         Key Determinants of Urbanization in India: Evidence from State-Level Data-Seema Joshi

5.         Contextualizing Smart Cities and Their Impact on Social Relations-Manish Yadav

6.         Management of Rurban Area Development: Selected Indian Experience and Challenges-Yogesh C. Joshi

7.         Urban Health Infrastructure: Governance Issues-Sandeep Narula, Narma Bhattacharya

8.         Migration Pattern and the Emerging Trends of Migration in India-B. K. Nagla

 Environmental Challenges

9.         Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Revisit in the Case of SAARC-Maniklal Adhikary, Chandrasekhar Hajra

10.       Looming Threat of Vehicular Pollution to Human Health-Alpana Kateja

11.       Climate Change, Urbanization and Impact on Natural Environment: The Indian Scenario-M. K. Pandit

12.       An Analysis of Climate Change Related Vulnerability Among the Forced Migrants in India-Sunetra Ghatak

13.       Vertical Farming: Resilience Towards Climate Change-Sonia Maheshwari

14.       Ecology of Lakes and Reservoirs in Semiarid Regions of Rajasthan-P. D. Charan, K. C. Sharma

 Waste Management and Energy Issues

 15.       Socio-Economic Implications of Waste Management- A.          D. Sawant, Sujata Warrier, Geetanjali Pawar

16.       Solid Waste Management in Urban Areas: An Urgent Priority-Ravinder Palakurthy, J. P. Kesari

17.       Environment Hazards from Municipal Solid Waste of Urban Space: A Global Perspective-Amithy Jasrotia, Prama Esther Soloman

18.       Urbanization and Pharmaceutical Waste: An Upcoming Environmental Challenge-Kritika Sharma, Garima Kaushik

19.       Resource Sustainability by Electronic Waste Recycling-P. Parthasarathy

20.       Renewable Energy in India: Potential and Prospects-Chandrakanta Mall, Prem Prakash Solanki

21.       Necessity of Paradigm Shift from Non-renewable Sources to Renewable Sources for Energy Demand-Alka Kataria, T. I. Khan

About the Author / Editor

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.