Urban Development and Planning

This book details the contemporary concerns related to urban development, governance and planning, as well as the challenges to urban administration. It analyses the policies and programs adopted by high-income and lower-middle income countries to achieve sustainable urbanization.

Bikram Keshari Pattanaik is a professor and was a director for two terms at the School of Extension and Development Studies at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.

List of Figures vii List of Tables ix About the Author xi Preface xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 Theories and Approaches to Urban Development and Planning 44 3 Urban Planning 71 4 Urban Management 108 5 Urban Governance 143 6 Municipal Finance 182 7 Urban Infrastructure and Waste Management 225 8 Urban Land Market, Housing, and Transport 267 9 Urban Poverty, Income Inequality, and Unemployment 295 10 Urban Education and Healthcare 336 11 Urban Heritage 368 12 Urban Water Bodies 390 13 Urban Open Space 410 14 Urban Informal Settlements and Slums 427 15 Urban Safety and Security 465 16 Sustainable Urbanization, Smart Cities, and Urban Future 500 17 Urban Development Initiatives and Programmes in India 542 Index 555