Urban Planning and its Discontents: Practice in Contemporary India

This book explores urban planning in India, discussing its various aspects and challenges. It assesses the capability of city-level spatial plans to address global development agendas and discusses strategies to improve their effectiveness. It is a valuable resource for students, scholars, practitioners, and policy makers interested in urban planning and related fields.

Format: Hardback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 16 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Urban planning in India is a multifaceted field that encompasses a wide range of interventions aimed at improving cities. It involves the design and implementation of public policies, institutional structures, spatial and territorial plans, infrastructure projects, public administration, community engagement, and their successful execution through programs, schemes, and projects. While urban planning is intended to align with global development agendas, climate change, and sustainable development goals (SDGs), it has primarily been limited to statutory spatial planning, often referred to as "Master Plan" or "Comprehensive Plan."

This book aims to explore the realm of urban planning in India from the perspective of critical insiders. It examines the city-level spatial plans, known as Master or Development Plans, of select cities to assess their ability to address global agendas and coordinate with other plans prepared for the city. The book seeks to answer whether these plans are capable of addressing contemporary issues, SDGs, and global agendas and discusses strategies to enhance their effectiveness. It also addresses various criticisms of urban planning practices and examines the ongoing debates, data, approaches, agendas, plans, and the future of urban planning in India.

The timing of this book is particularly significant as urban planners and policy makers in India have begun to recognize the need to reassess urban planning practices and tools to meet the future requirements of urbanization. It serves as a valuable reference volume for students, scholars, practitioners, and researchers interested in understanding the complexities of urban planning in India. The book will provide valuable insights and contribute to the ongoing discussions and efforts to shape the future of our cities.

Weight: 657g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032018041