URBAN PLANNING IN INDIA

Amiya Kumar Das

URBAN PLANNING IN INDIA

Amiya Kumar Das

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MRP: ₹1195
  • ISBN 9788131600948
  • Publication Year 2007
  • Pages 264
  • Binding Hardback
  • Sale Territory World

About the Book

“Urban Planning” in India is a comprehensive guide for understanding urban planning and making intelligent planning decisions.

Past solutions and pitfalls, present methods and issues, and future solutions to planning concepts are explained. A wealth of practical information, such as law, agency structure, budgeting and financing, and implementation, is included.

The causes of and solutions to India’s current and impending urban challenges such as the housing crisis, traffic congestion, drainage and flood management, are also explored.

Public participation is extremely important in creating a beautiful and functional city. The concept of planning, implementation mechanisms, and financing options have changed tremendously in the last thirty years. This book is meant to inform and inspire citizens, legislators, administrators, technocrats, and planners to shape cities for the benefit and enjoyment of all.


Contents

1 A Brief History of City Building
2 Development of Modern Urban Planning
3 The General Plan Preparation
4 The Planning Agency: Organization and Structure
5 Plan Implementation
6 Budgeting and Finance
7 Planning Law: Legal Basis of Planning
8 India’s Housing Crisis
9 The Future of Urbanization in India
10 An Evaluation of Guwahati Master Plan: A Sad Story of Missed Opportunities
11 Urban Renewal and Infrastructure Improvement
12 Solutions to Drainage Problems in Guwahati
13 Managing Floods with Conservation of Flood Water in Lakes and Wetlands


About the Author / Editor

Amiya Kumar Das obtained Bachelor of Architecture from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda; Master of City Planning from IIT, Kharagpur; and Master of Science in Planning from Florida State University, USA. He worked as an Assistant Town Planner for the Government of Assam 1967 to 1969 and moved to the United States, where he worked in an architectural firm; as a home builder; and in the Florida state Government. He retired in 2004. He worked in the fields of architecture, home design and construction, comprehensive planning, housing research, community development, and building codes. Besides a couple of books, Das is the author of about three dozen of articles on various subjects and published in several newspapers.


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