The Towers of New Capital

Mega Townships in India
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-58625-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 122 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2765 g

With mega townships as the tool, this book analyses the complexity, scale and the challenges associated with the development paradigm in India from various built environment lenses. The Towers of New Capital is an enquiry into how these 'global fixes' are leading to territorial reorganization.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tiwari, P.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Challenge of Megacities in India; Piyush Tiwari
2. Mega-City Mismatches: Inequities and Misalignments between the Visions and Realities of Mega-City Townships in NCR and Gujarat, India; Anastasia Sklavakis
3. New Greenfield Mega-Townships of India: Perpetuating the Socio-Economic Divide?; Samuel Foster
4. Formality versus Reality: An Exploration of the Development Process for Mega-Townships in India; Kate Fisher
5. Perception on Design Quality within the New Mega-Townships of India; Jaxsun Plumley
6. Jumbo on the Runway; Tim Wastell
7. Case Studies in Risk Management of Mega Township Development in India; Joseph Caldwell
8. Governance in Indian Mega-Township Development; Mark Casey-Losewitz
9. Mega Townships: A Marketing Perspective; Caleb Boehringer
10. Risk and Opportunities in the Indian Real Estate Market; Luke Wilson
11. Ethical Practice in an Emerging Economy; Trent Bell
12. Global Imaginations: Projection versus Reality in Indian Megaprojects; Katherine Petros
13. Questioning the Approach of Indian Cities Towards Development; Jyoti Rao

Über Autor(innen)

Piyush Tiwari is Associate Professor of Property at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Prior to his current position he was Director of Policy at Infrastructure Development Finance Company, India. Earlier, he was Senior Lecturer of Property at the University of Aberdeen, UK. His research interests include infrastructure policy, housing economics, real estate investment and financing infrastructure in developing countries.