Smart Cities and Urban Development in India - Couverture rigide

Mani, Dr N

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8177084321 ISBN 13 : 9788177084320

Editeur : New Century Publications, 2016

Synopsis

The share of urban population in India s total population was 25.7 percent in 1991 which increased to 27.8 percent in 2001. About 377 million Indians comprising of about 31 percent of the country s population, live in urban areas according to Census 2011. Projections are that by 2031, 40 percent of India s population will be residing in urban areas. In recent years, the urban sector in India has undergone a major change following the country s transition towards a market-based economy and the spirit of decentralisation embodied in the Constitution (Seventy-fourth) Amendment Act, 1992 (relating to municipalities) which came into force on June 1, 1993. Municipalities are now constitutional bodies forming third tier to the federal polity of India. Taking into account the existing and future scenario, Government of India has launched, in recent years, a number of schemes/programmes to augment and modernise urban infrastructure. Development of smart cities is a step in that direction. The Smart Cities Mission, launched by the Prime Minister in June 2015, will cover 100 cities and its duration will be 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20). The first list of 20 urban areas that will be developed as smart cities was announced by the Government on January 28, 2016. 13 more cities were added to the list on 24 May 2016, making a total of 33 cities. This book provides a detailed account of problems arising from growing urbanisation in India. It particularly focuses on policies and programmes of the Government to deal with the challenges posed by rising urbanisation which is attributable in large measure, to migration of rural people to urban areas in search of employment and a better standard of living.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. N. Mani is presently Head of the Postgraduate and Research Department of Economics, Erode Arts and Science College, Erode, Tamil Nadu. He holds M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Specializing in development economics, he has 30 years of teaching experience to postgraduate and undergraduate classes. He successfully completed 2 major research projects sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. He is currently engaged in a research project sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. Dr. Mani has published 11 books and written several papers on varied subjects in reputed journals and dailies. He is also the former President of Tamil Nadu Science Forum and was organizing secretary of the National Children Science Congress, 2006. He has also organised more than 10 state, national and international level seminars, conferences and workshops. He has successfully guided and supervised the works of 6 Ph.D. and 14 M.Phil. scholars. He is a member of various academic bodies including Indian Society of Labour Economics and Indian Society of Agricultural Economics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Century Publications
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8177084321
• ISBN 13: 9788177084320
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 302
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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