Urban Governance and Management: Indian Initiatives

For the first time in the history of literature on urban development in India, this book is a comprehensive compilation of articles authored by renowned scholars in various areas of specialization. The book covers virtually the entire gamut of issues related to the urban sector in India viz. urbanization, urban governance, e-governance, municipal finance and property taxation, municipal bonds, accounting reforms, master plans, new towns, peri-urban interface, remote sensing applications and GIS, housing policy, disasters, slums and urban poverty, urban services, water and solid waste management, traffic and transportation management, public accountability, civic heritage, security concerns, health care and sustainability. The articles encompass the state-of-art in each of the above areas, the problems as well as the initiatives taken to address them. This book is a valuable reading material for urban administrators, town planners, architects, civil engineers, urban managers, urban designers, social scientists, environmentalists and students of urban development.