Urban Green Space, Health Economics and Air Pollution in Delhi

Cities are the world's highest energy consumers and producers of toxic wastes and pollutants, and this book looks at the ecological stress on them and engages with challenges of reducing vulnerabilities and risks of pollution on the health, well-being, and livelihoods of people living in developing countries. It explores the concept of urban green spaces and their economic, social, health, and psychological significance in cities, highlights the good practices followed by other global cities, and offers suggestions and policy recommendations to reverse and recover ecological balance in cities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 178 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Cities, the world's highest energy consumers and major producers of toxic wastes and pollutants, face significant ecological stress. This book explores the challenges of reducing vulnerabilities and risks of pollution on the health, well-being, and livelihoods of people living in developing countries. With a focus on the environmental issues facing the city of Delhi, the volume emphasizes the importance of preserving and managing urban green spaces. It delves into the concept of urban green spaces and their economic, social, health, and psychological significance in cities. Drawing from fieldwork and research in Delhi, the authors identify the sources of pollution and examine the role of urban green spaces in countering adverse effects. They also explore the relationship between green spaces and social and economic development, urban health, and urban governance. The book highlights good practices followed by other global cities and offers suggestions and policy recommendations to restore and recover ecological balance in cities.

This book is of interest to students and researchers in environment and ecology, public health, urban planning and governance, development studies, urban geography, urban sociology, resource management, and health economics. It is also valuable for policy makers and NGOs working in sustainability, urban planning, and management, and environmental preservation.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367710217