Cities and Sustainability Issues and Strategic Pathways
The book addresses the sustainability of cities in the context of sustainability science and its application to the city boundary. In doing so it investigates all the components of a city on the basis of sustainability criteria. To achieve sustainability
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S. Mahendra Dev Sudhakar Yedla Editors
Cities and Sustainability Issues and Strategic Pathways
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
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S. Mahendra Dev • Sudhakar Yedla Editors
Cities and Sustainability Issues and Strategic Pathways
Editors S. Mahendra Dev Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Goregaon, Mumbai, India
Sudhakar Yedla Professor of Environmental Policy Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Goregaon, Mumbai, India
ISSN 2198-7246 ISSN 2198-7254 (electronic) Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics ISBN 978-81-322-2309-2 ISBN 978-81-322-2310-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2310-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015939415 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer India 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer (India) Pvt. Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
“Is urbanization an opportunity or a challenge?” Opinion is divided. For some it is an opportunity and for some a challenge. Urbanization, for me, is an opportunity. The government of the day also sees in it an opportunity rather than a challenge. The Prime Minister of India has made known his vision on this aspect. I do acknowledge there are challenges and perhaps aplenty. Nonetheless, it has been the endeavour of the government to convert all those challenges into opportunities and take the country’s development to greater levels. It will not be long before the country witnesses positive transformation. I see the book Cities and Sustainability – Issues and Strategic Pathways as one showcasing the challenges of urbanization and illustrating ways and means to turn them into opportunities. Cities or towns are undeniably the growth engines and contribute a lion’s share to the GDP compared to villages. Cities provide the enabling conditions for individuals and communiti
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