Urbanization and regional sustainability in South Asia : socio-economic drivers, environmental pressures and policy responses / Sumana Bandyopadhyay, Chitta Ranjan Pathak, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, editors.
"This book examines urbanization and migration processes in South Asia. By analyzing the socio-economic impacts and infrastructural, environmental and institutional aspects of different conurbations, it highlights conflicts over agricultural land as well as the effects on health, education, pov...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
[2020]
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| Series: | Contemporary South Asian studies.
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| Online Access: | Springer Humanities and Social Science eBook Collection 2020 English/International |
| Summary: | "This book examines urbanization and migration processes in South Asia. By analyzing the socio-economic impacts and infrastructural, environmental and institutional aspects of different conurbations, it highlights conflicts over agricultural land as well as the effects on health, education, poverty and the welfare of children, women and old people. The authors also explore issues of mobility; connectivity and accessibility of public services, and discuss the effective use of new urban-management tools, such as the concept of smart cities and urban spatial monitoring."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3030237966 9783030237967 3030237958 9783030237950 |
| ISSN: | 2509-4173 |