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010			_a 2022335141
020			_a9781032193557 (pbk.)
025			_aI-E-2022335141
037			_bLibrary of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
040			_aBLR _beng _erda _cDLC
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082	0	4	_223 _a338.927 KUM _b018497
245	1	0	_aSustainable development goals and Indian cities : _binclusion, diversity and citizen rights / _cAshok Kumar, D.S. Meshram.
264		1	_aAbingdon, Oxon : _bRoutledge, _c2022.
300			_axvi, 245 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aThis book critically examines SDGs and cities in developing countries with special reference to climate change, inclusion, diversity and citizen rights in India. It discusses global issues of sustainability and climate change in the context of rapid urbanisation and focuses on the role of equitable and just processes of urban development aimed at protecting social diversity, redeeming natural environments and pursuing economic growth geared towards improving the quality of life. The volume looks at the nature of opportunities and future challenges presented to cities, and codifies ways to transcend these. It explores key themes such as mitigation of risks from heat island effects, devastating floods, and extreme weather events like droughts; improvement of air quality; compact development; reduction in urban sprawl and protection of agriculturally productive lands for long-term food security; growth of small and medium towns; protection of rural landscapes; access to basic services like water sanitation, primary education and housing; protection of forest and green spaces for the conservation of biodiversity; renewable energy sources; enhancement of mobility through efficient public transit systems like metro systems or suburban rail; effective and equitable governance for the vulnerable; balanced regional development; inclusive human development; securing the right to the city; and climate risk and resilience. Based on new research and data presented by global experts on climate change and sustainability, this book advances multiple discourses of sustainable urbanisation by connecting social challenges such as democracy, equity, diversity and inclusion to create an enabling environment for a better future for cities in the developing world. Lucid and topical, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of urban studies, urban planning, development studies, sociology, public policy and administration, political sociology, city studies, geography, architecture, economics as also to professionals and NGOs.
650			_aSocial Science.
651		0	_aIndia.
700	1		_aKumar, Ashok, _eeditor.
700	1		_aMeshram, D. S., _eeditor.
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