Follmann Governing Riverscapes

Urban Environmental Change along the River Yamuna in Delhi, India
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-515-11435-6
Verlag: Franz Steiner
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 20, 396 Seiten, E-Book-Text

Reihe: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel.

Existing research analyzes riverfront developments largely from a city-centric point of view, assuming a clear boundary between the river and the city. The research presented in this e-book shows that the complexity of urban environmental transformation along rivers in the megacities of the Global South requires a change of perspective, going beyond such a dichotomous view.

By linking a discourse analytical approach with concepts from governance research and urban political ecology, this study introduces the theoretical framework of riverscapes as socio-ecological hybrids for a comprehensive analysis. The concept is applied to the river Yamuna.

Delhi's riverscapes have recently seen large-scale slum demolitions and the development of urban mega-projects. These dynamic land-use changes are deeply connected to changing discursive framings of the role and function of Delhi's riverscapes in the remaking of the megacity. The study shows how dominant discourses and their associated narratives have remained persistent over long periods of time and the influence they continue to have on urban environmental change and governance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Follmann, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauökologie, Baubiologie, Bauphysik, Bauchemie
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;CONTENTS;6
2;LIST OF FIGURES;12
3;LIST OF TABLES;15
4;LIST OF MAPS;15
5;GLOSSARY;16
6;LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS;17
7;SUMMARY;20
8;ZUSAMMENFASSUNG;22
9;PREFACE;24
10;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;26
11;I INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH CONTEXT;28
11.1;1 INTRODUCTION;28
11.2;2 INDIA’S MEGACITIES: CHALLENGING URBAN ECOLOGIES;42
12;II THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS;56
12.1;3 GOVERNING RIVERSCAPES:THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL REFLECTIONS;56
13;III METHODOLOGY AND METHODS;94
13.1;4 METHODOLOGY;94
13.2;5 METHODS AND FIELDWORK;101
14;IV SITUATING THE CASE STUDY;116
14.1;6 THE MEGACITY OF DELHI;116
14.2;7 INTRODUCING DELHI’S RIVERSCAPES;124
14.3;8 URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE: INTRODUCING ACTORS AND POLICY DEBATES;138
15;V HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL INSIGHTS INTO THE MATERIAL AND DISCURSIVE REMAKING OF DELHI’S RIVERSCAPES;164
15.1;9 THE EARLY REMAKING OF DELHI’S RIVERSCAPES;164
15.2;10 CHANNELIZATION AND RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT – A PERSISTENT IDEA;180
15.3;11 DRAFTING THE ZONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN;195
16;VI THE RECLAMATION OF DELHI’S RIVERSCAPES FOR A WORLD-CLASS CITY IN THE MAKING;216
16.1;12 MULTI-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF LAND-USE CHANGE (2001–2014);216
16.2;13 ‘CLEANSING’ AND ‘RECLAIMING’ DELHI’S RIVERSCAPES;224
16.3;14 THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF EMBANKMENTS AND URBAN MEGA-PROJECTS;248
17;VII AFTER THE URBAN MEGA-PROJECTS: PURIFYING DELHI’S RIVERSCAPES FOR RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND BEAUTIFICATION;278
17.1;15 ‘MANAGING DISSENT’: SIGNS OF CHANGE;278
17.2;16 REDEFINING THE RIVER’S BOUNDARIES;290
18;VIII GOVERNING DELHI’S RIVERSCAPES: A SYNTHESIS;318
18.1;17 REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION;318
18.2;18 CONCLUSION;336
19;REFERENCES;342
20;APPENDIX;378
21;MAPS;386
22;COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS;393

Über Autor(innen)

Follmann, Alexander
Alexander Follmann studied geography at the University of Cologne and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. In 2009, he started his PhD as a visiting PhD candidate at the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi. From 2011 to 2013, he had a PhD fellowship from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes). Since 2013, he has been working as a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of Geography, University of Cologne.
His research interests are urban and economic geography, urban environmental governance, urban political ecology, urban mega-projects, urban green and (peri-) urban agriculture.