ISBN : 978-93-83684-38-0
Edition : Hard Bound
Categories : Geography
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India has been experiencing one of the fastest urbanizations in the world. The growth and development of any urban centre largely depends on its basic structural framework comprising of housing, essential civic facilities, means of transport, communication network and various public utility services. The present levels of urban infrastructure are grossly inadequate to meet the demand of the existing urban population. Urban infrastructure exerts immense influence on the pattern and level of economic development and expansion of the urban centre. Urban infrastructures like transport and communication network boost the economy of an urban centre. Social infrastructure like schools, colleges, hospitals and other institutions are necessary for providing educational and health facilities to the residents of a given locality.
Urban infrastructure in India has undergone remarkable development during the recent past. The skyline of Indian cities has come up with impressive buildings, high risers, posh marketing complexes, modern transport channels and supporting infrastructure. The recent development of urban infrastructure and basic amenities is changing the life style of the urban population in some way or the other. A large number of over bridges, flyovers, roads, new sewerage lines, malls, railway station etc., are changing the face of every town in India. The construction and maintenance of these facilities however, adds to the misery of the city dwellers, with traffic congestion, water logging, and pollution of air, water and soil.
As urbanization increased in most of the states in the country, the problem of inadequacy of infrastructure services and deteriorating urban environment became enormous. The growing urban population is mainly absorbed in the low-paid informal sector, as a result of which, a large number of slums are created in and around every metropolitan town. With increasing population, urbanization, migration, consumption rates and waste (water and solid) generation rates, it becomes a herculean task for city administrators to provide basic civic and environmental services.
India is on the road for building world class smart cities that are self sustainable habitats with minimum pollution levels, maximum recycling, optimized energy supplies and efficient public transportation. Our urban planners are trying to develop these new cities with technologically innovative infrastructure working in an environmentally sustainable manner.
This book has been divided into four sections. Section I deals with Growth and Management of Urban Infrastructure in India, Section II contains articles on Urban Services and Amenities, Section III examines Social Infrastructure in India and Section IV deals with the Concept and Planning of Smart Cities in India.
| Weight | 0.500 Gm. |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Edition | Hard Bound |
| Author Name | Sister Maria Rashmi, Debjani Sarkar, Amrita Chowdhury |
| About the Authors | About the Editors Dr. Sister Maria Rashmi A.C., Head, Department of Geography, Patna Women’s College has been an alumnus of the same College and a topper in B.A. (Geography Honours) from Patna University. She has completed her Ph.D. in 2005 from Patna University. She has been heading the Department since 2002 and has been actively involved in the management and administration of the College, along with her academic duties. She has keen interest in research and has presented quality research papers in seminars. Sister Rashmi A.C. is the Co-ordinator of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and one of the Research Co-ordinators of the Research and Development Cell of Patna Women’s College. She has edited a book ‘Urban Poverty : Issues and Challenges’. At present, she is one of the members of the Apostolic Carmel, Northern Province Administrative Council. Dr. Debjani Sarkar (Ghose), Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Department of Geography, Patna Women’s College has been a Merit Scholar in Secondary School Examination, West Bengal; a graduate from Presidency College, Kolkata and a postgraduate from J.N.U., New Delhi. In her brilliant academic career she has been awarded with JRF from CSIR (Earth & Atmospheric Science) and UGC (Human Geography). She has completed her Ph.D. in 2002 from Patna University. She has published a number of research articles in reputed journals, has written a book on ‘Quality of life of Working Women of Urban Bihar’, edited a book on ‘Urban Poverty : Issues and Challenges’ and has presented quality papers in seminars. She has completed two UGC Minor Research Projects. She is the Placement Officer of Patna Women’s College. Dr. Amrita Chowdhury, Asst. Prof. of Geography, Patna Women’s College has been an alumnus of the same College and a topper in the Masters from Patna University. She has completed her Ph.D. in 2007 from Patna University. Apart from performing her academic duties at College, she has been engaging classes and imparting academic counselling in Women’s Studies, Social Work, Travel and Tourism Management and Disaster Management at different places. She has published several research articles in reputed journals, has written a book on ‘Quality of life of Working Women’, edited a book on ‘Urban Poverty : Issues and Challenges’ and has presented quality papers in seminars. She has completed two UGC Minor Research Projects. Dr. Amrita is a member of IQAC of Patna Women’s College. |
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