TEXTBOOK OF URBAN PLANNING AND GEOGRAPHY, A

Generally, Textbooks On Urban Geography And Urban Planning Are Based On Ideas Laid Out In The West And Are Unable To Explicitly Connect Those Ideas To The Way Indians Experience Their Cities. This Gap Is Addressed In This Book By Reconceptualising Indian Urban Studies. The Reconceptualisation Is Done By Dissecting Western Theories, Concepts, Paradigms, And Principles And Practices, And Placing Them Alongside How Indians Experience Their Urban Landscapes. Such A Comparative Analysis Allows Readers To Break From Their Past Understandings Of The Structure And Dynamics Of Indian Cities As Well As Enable Researchers To Make Exploratory Hypotheses. The Book Will Empower Students To Craft And Implement New Approaches, Constrained By Orthodox Theories And Biases. Chapter Ends With A Set Of Short And Long Answer Questions.Key Featureslarge Coverage Of The Syllabi Prescribed In Indian Academic Institutionsstrategically Organised Text Of Each Br>Chapter For The Ease Of LearningchapterchapterEnd ShortAnswer, LongAnswer And FillIn The Blank Type Exercise Problemsb.Arch Ba/B.Sc (Geography)Ma/M.Sc (Geography)Contentsbr>Preface Br>Acknowledgements Br>Chapter 1 Industrial Revolution And City Evolution Br>Chapter 2 PostIndependence Urban Structures Br>Chapter 3 Globalisation And Urban System Dynamics Br>Chapter 4 The Regional Landscape Br>Chapter 5 Planning The Indian City Br>Chapter 6 Urban Governance And Sustainable Development Br>Chapter 7 The Social Landscape Questions Suggested Readings Index.