Reshaping city governance : London, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad / Nirmala Rao.

By:

Rao, Nirmala

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 92Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon ; Routledge, 2015.Description: xxiii, 233 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780415672092 (hbk.)

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DDC classification:

352.3672160954 RAO 23 007787

LOC classification:

JS7008 .R348 2015

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Table of contents

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Urban governance in India Understanding India's urbanisation Patterns of urbanisation Development of urban policy in India The case for urban reform Infrastructure Governance Capacity About the book Why the three cities? 2.The conditions of effective metropolitan governance Understanding governance Participatory governance Regime theory and coalition governance Metropolitan consolidation The conditions of effective governance Effective devolution Consolidated governance Coordinated structures for service delivery Focused urban leadership An active metropolitan community 3.London: a prototype for India? Planning for a sustainable London A strategic authority for London The abolition of the Greater London Council Rethinking London governance: post-GLC A new approach to planning Enhanced powers for the mayor New developments in London's housing Contents note continued: Traffic and transport in London Priority areas for transport improvement Blurred accountabilities in the governance of London Towards greater self-government for London The London City Charter The Congress of Leaders Localism and the `turn to community' The National Planning Policy Framework 4.Devolution of power to cities Devolution: opportunities and challenges The relationship with parastatal agencies Financial autonomy of ULBs Municipal revenues Tax revenues Non-tax revenue Financing urban services and infrastructure Power of ULBs to raise borrowings Devolving human resource management Digital governance 5.The reach of metropolitan power Metropolitan growth and expansion The planning process Master-planning the cities Implementing the master plan in Hyderabad City development strategy Planning the Kolkata metropolitan region Managing Kolkata's peripheries Contents note continued: Mumbai's regional planning The challenges of urban fringe and peri-urban areas Developmental opportunities Targeted development: the case of HITECH City Stresses and strains: governing the peri-urban areas 6.The structures of metropolitan authority Institutional arrangements Planning for cities Delivering services Housing Water supply and sewerage Traffic and transport Modernising service delivery Blurred accountabilities in governance 7.Urban leadership and civic engagement The office of the mayor A directly elected mayor and council A directly elected mayor and commissioner An indirectly elected mayor and council The role of municipal commissioner in urban management Engaging the public in policy making Ward committees Area sabhas New accountabilities Integrating information and communication technologies Accountability through financial reporting, disclosure and audits Contents note continued: Inclusive urban management Localism in Mumbai Engaging communities in Kolkata and Hyderabad 8.The future of India's urban governance How distinctive is London? Strategic authorities far India's cities Greater devolution: lessons from London Enhancing accountabilities in India's governance Focused leadership for urban management Prospects for the future.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Urban governance in India
Understanding India's urbanisation
Patterns of urbanisation
Development of urban policy in India
The case for urban reform
Infrastructure
Governance
Capacity
About the book
Why the three cities?
2.The conditions of effective metropolitan governance
Understanding governance
Participatory governance
Regime theory and coalition governance
Metropolitan consolidation
The conditions of effective governance
Effective devolution
Consolidated governance
Coordinated structures for service delivery
Focused urban leadership
An active metropolitan community
3.London: a prototype for India?
Planning for a sustainable London
A strategic authority for London
The abolition of the Greater London Council
Rethinking London governance: post-GLC
A new approach to planning
Enhanced powers for the mayor
New developments in London's housing
Contents note continued: Traffic and transport in London
Priority areas for transport improvement
Blurred accountabilities in the governance of London
Towards greater self-government for London
The London City Charter
The Congress of Leaders
Localism and the `turn to community'
The National Planning Policy Framework
4.Devolution of power to cities
Devolution: opportunities and challenges
The relationship with parastatal agencies
Financial autonomy of ULBs
Municipal revenues
Tax revenues
Non-tax revenue
Financing urban services and infrastructure
Power of ULBs to raise borrowings
Devolving human resource management
Digital governance
5.The reach of metropolitan power
Metropolitan growth and expansion
The planning process
Master-planning the cities
Implementing the master plan in Hyderabad
City development strategy
Planning the Kolkata metropolitan region
Managing Kolkata's peripheries
Contents note continued: Mumbai's regional planning
The challenges of urban fringe and peri-urban areas
Developmental opportunities
Targeted development: the case of HITECH City
Stresses and strains: governing the peri-urban areas
6.The structures of metropolitan authority
Institutional arrangements
Planning for cities
Delivering services
Housing
Water supply and sewerage
Traffic and transport
Modernising service delivery
Blurred accountabilities in governance
7.Urban leadership and civic engagement
The office of the mayor
A directly elected mayor and council
A directly elected mayor and commissioner
An indirectly elected mayor and council
The role of municipal commissioner in urban management
Engaging the public in policy making
Ward committees
Area sabhas
New accountabilities
Integrating information and communication technologies
Accountability through financial reporting, disclosure and audits
Contents note continued: Inclusive urban management
Localism in Mumbai
Engaging communities in Kolkata and Hyderabad
8.The future of India's urban governance
How distinctive is London?
Strategic authorities far India's cities
Greater devolution: lessons from London
Enhancing accountabilities in India's governance
Focused leadership for urban management
Prospects for the future.

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