Cities: Inclusive, Liveable, and Sustainable

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. Cities: Inclusive, Liveable, and Sustainable scrutinizes the paradigms of Urban Planning that keep at the forefront both the citizen and the environment, as essential assets of the urban community. 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. Undoubtedly, Cities: Inclusive, Liveable, and Sustainable is a vital resource for students and research scholars of urban management and administration, as well as for professionals working in the field.

Ashish Kumar Srivastava is M.Sc. in Urban Management and Development from Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is member of Indian Administrative Service having experience of more than 13 years. He has worked in the area of city management and administration in different capacities. He is involved in promoting sustainable travel options in cities based on empirical evidences. He is recipient of many awards like National e-Governance Awards two times and Chief Minister Award of Excellence and Good Governance four times. He has also received Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship.Iva Ashish Srivastava is M.A. in Regional Development from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. She is an Indian Administrative Service Officer and working as Director Census Operations, Uttarakhand, Government of India. Her significant contribution is rejuvenation of Koshi river for which she received National Water Award and Chief Minister Award of Excellence and Good Governance. She has served in many capacities in the state of Uttarakhand including District Magistrate of Almora and Tehri Garhwal and Additional Secretary to the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.