Rejuvenation of Indian Cities

Theory, Initiatives, Tools, Techniques and Strategies
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-27552-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

The book details the fundamental principles, strategies, tools and techniques necessary for the effective planning and execution of urban renewal projects in India. Using illustrative examples, it examines the significant initiatives undertaken at the central, state, and municipal levels for rejuvenation of cities.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) are among the prominent central government initiatives discussed in the book. At city level, it briefly presents the urban renewal initiatives taken by various urban local bodies including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Indore, Ahmedabad, Mysore City, Pune, Hyderabad, Ayodhya and Varanasi. This book also discusses urban reforms, as a non-spatial approach to rejuvenation of cities, for improving urban governance, municipal finances, quality of life of citizens and ease of doing business and includes revision of building byelaws, efficient GIS based urban planning and mapping of properties, online grievance redressal system and service delivery. Finally, it recommends strategies to promote urban renewal efforts.

This book will be useful to the students, researchers, teachers of urban planning and architecture, urban sociology, economics, geography, environmental science, and public administration. It will also be helpful to NGOs and parastatal bodies engaged in urban planning and development. Planners, policy makers, functionaries and elected representatives of urban local bodies can also use it as a capacity building instrument.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kulshrestha, S K

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Theory and Principles of Urban Renewal  2. Initiatives for Rejuvenation of Cities in India  3. Reforms as strategy for Rejuvenation of Urban Governance and Management  4. Spatial Planning Strategies for Urban Rejuvenation  5. Tools and Techniques of Urban Renewal  6. Resource Mobilisation for Urban Renewal  7. The Future of Urban Renewal

Über Autor(innen)

S. K. Kulshrestha is an internationally renowned urban and regional planner with more than five decades of experience in teaching, research and professional practice. He has been the Head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Senior Consultant, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany; Partner Satish Jeevan and Associates, New Delhi. Visiting Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; and Founder Editor, Spatio-economic Development Record, New Delhi. He is currently engaged in writing on spatial planning issues and has published four books.