Cities: Inclusive Liveable and Sustainable

<p>With cities acting as magnets for population concentration and economic growth urban planning takes a center stage. Lack of planning can have severe social cultural economic and political repercussions in cities. <i>Cities: Inclusive Liveable and Sustainable</i> scrutinizes the paradigms of Urban Planning that keep at the forefront both the citizen and the environment as essential assets of the urban community.</p><p> Organised into three distinctive parts the book adopts a holistic perspective of urbanisation with contributors from diverse backgrounds ranging from government academia and NGOs. While capturing the current trends of urbanisation in general it deals with inclusivity livability and sustainability in particular. Due to its embrace of a wide spectrum of urban issues from the point of view of academics researchers technocrats private sector and government officials this book is truly unique. Across twenty chapters the book not only encompasses the challenges of urban governance but also provides insights on different innovations undertaken to address them in the best possible way.</p><p> Undoubtedly <i>Cities: Inclusive Liveable and Sustainable</i> is a vital resource for students and research scholars of urban management and administration as well as for professionals working in the field.</p>