Sustainable Urban Planning in India

Development of an approach for sustainable planning framework in the Indian context is extremely complex due to the diversity in the urban and metropolitan regions of the country. Sustainable Urban Planning in India attempts to clarify the planning process and set a broad framework of urban planning in the country. The book focuses on the planning reality of fundamental dimensions of sustainability and and explains a working framework of the dynamics of sustainable planning in India. It expands on each of the dimensions, explaining their divergent parameters and their indispensable roles in such a framework. Salient Features: Assessment of framework of sustainable planning in India Development of integration of concepts and applications of livability and affordability Comprehensive comparison of inequality and sustainability in the Indian context Brief overview of the impact of facility design and management on the future of sustainable planning in India.