Atmosphere of Collaboration: Air Pollution Science, Politics and Ecopreneurship in Delhi

This book explores air pollution in Delhi from scientific, social, and entrepreneurial perspectives, examining the trajectories of environmental politics in the region. It highlights the administrative struggles, public advocacy, and entrepreneurial innovations that have built creative new links between science and urban citizenship. The study emphasizes the dialogue between urban political ecology and science and technology studies on Delhis air, exploring how the governance of air is challenged by scales, jurisdictions, and institutional structures. It also showcases how technical experts are bridging disciplinary silos to engage in advocacy and translate science for public understanding. The book serves as a reminder of the enduring struggles over space, quality of life, and citizenship while pointing to the possibilities for different urban futures being negotiated by variegated agents.

Format: Hardback
Length: 106 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the multifaceted issue of air pollution in Delhi, exploring it from scientific, social, and entrepreneurial perspectives. Through a series of engaging debates and interventions, it examines the trajectory of environmental politics in the Delhi region, known for its severe pollution levels. It highlights the administrative struggles, public advocacy, and entrepreneurial innovations that have forged creative new connections between science and urban citizenship.

The book provides a detailed account of the atmosphere of collaboration that permeates these diverse spheres in contemporary Delhi. It presents an original case study on urban environmentalism from the Global South, cutting across science, policy, advocacy, and innovation. It includes behind-the-scenes discussions, tensions, and experimentations in the Indian air pollution space, using immersive ethnography to study a topical and relevant urban issue.

As South Asian and Global South cities face rapidly escalating environmental risks, this study engages in a dialogue between urban political ecology (UPE) and science and technology studies on Delhi's air pollution. It explores how the governance of air is challenged by scales, jurisdictions, and institutional structures. It also showcases how technical experts are bridging disciplinary silos as they engage in advocacy, translating scientific knowledge for public understanding.

The book serves as a poignant reminder of the enduring struggles over space, quality of life, and citizenship, while also pointing to the possibilities for different urban futures being negotiated by a diverse range of agents. It will appeal to scholars and researchers in the fields of science and technology studies, urban studies, urban geography, environmental studies, environmental politics, governance, public administration, and sociology, particularly those interested in the Global South.

Weight: 266g
Dimension: 142 x 222 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367443221