Sustainability in Urban Development: Impediments to Urban India's Sustainable Growth
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
"Many cities are caught in a 'perfect storm' of population growth , escalating adaptation needs and substantial development deficits created by a shortage of human and financial resources , increasing levels of informality, poor governance, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, poverty and growing inequality." - IPCC, 2014The lines quoted above sufficiently emphasize both the requirement and the importance of sustainability in urban development. This article seeks to provide a scholarly insight into sustainable urbandevelopment and discusses the challenges facing India in achieving sustainable urban growth. Finally the article makes a few pertinent suggestions to improve urban development policies of India along the lines of sustainability.
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Paramita Chakraborty
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