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245	1	0	_aSocial dynamics of the urban : _bstudies from India / _cJayaram, editor.
264		1	_aNew Delhi : _bSpringer, _c2017.
300			_axvii, 215 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
490	1		_aStudying urban change in South Asia
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aThis volume emphasises the sociological view that cities are primarily about people, not places or buildings, and explores the social dynamics of urban space in globalising India. Distinguishing between 'locale' and 'milieu' and the community-cosmopolitanism dialectic in urban areas, it elucidates the thematic for urban sociology today. The chapters explore the various perspectives and processes in understanding the urban predicament in India today. The contributors specifically ask: What are the characteristics of the fastest growing cities in India? What are the forces shaping their forms and processes? Who benefits from what type of livelihood options cities offer? How have city administrations been dealing with mounting demands for housing, energy, and water resources, and problems of mass transportation? What implications do these have for the ecology of the city and the surrounding areas? Given the heterogeneity of urban populations, what social processes are at work and how they affect cit[y]zenship and identity? What aspirations and tensions are expressed among different groups, and what implications do these have for inter-group relations? What challenges do inter-group relations pose for urban planning and administration? The contributors include renowned scholars as also young researchers. They go beyond their disciplinary moorings of economics, history, political science, social work, and sociology, and their trans-disciplinary dialogues carry inputs from policy makers, administrators, and grassroots activists working in urban areas.
650		0	_aSociology, Urban _zIndia.
650		0	_aUrban economics.
650	2	4	_aUrban Studies/Sociology.
650	2	4	_aUrban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)
700	1		_aJayaram, N., _eeditor.
856	4	0	_3Table of contents _uDOI:10.1007/978-81-322-3741-9
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