This book seeks to examine the current urban policies and land acquisition practices in India. It analyzes the implications of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for land acquisition and the ongoing role of private sector in urban development, housing, infrastructure and real estate.
Calling for alternative modes of urban planning and land development, it explores new options of urban development and land assembly for planned development, housing and infrastructural services. A discussion on private sector participation in urban development in Haryana, and land development and urban process in Uttar Pradesh also finds place in the book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A K Jain
A.K. Jain, an architect-town planner, is on the Advisory Board of the UN Habitat and is a fellow of the Eastern Asia Region Organisation for Planning and Housing (EAROPH), International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP), Indian Institute of Architects, Institutes of Town Planners, and the Indian Buildings Congress. Also, he is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Environmental Studies (UK). As Commissioner he worked on the Master Plan for Delhi-2021, National Urban Housing Policy (2007) and National Transport Policy (2006) and several other planning, housing and infrastructure projects. Mr. Jain is a visiting faculty at Delhi School of Planning and Architecture.
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