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Urban Environmental Governance in India

Urban Environmental Governance in India


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Explores who is responsible for environmental governance in fast growing cities and towns in India
Illuminates the need for an evolution of urban environmental governance from an Indian and global perspective
Establishes the relationships between urban environments and environmental laws in India
About the Author: Dr. K.V. Raju is Leader of the Policy & Impact Research Program-Asia at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in Telangana, India. He was previously Economic Adviser to the Chief Minister of the Government of Karnataka, and Professor and Head of the Center for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources at the Institute for Social and Economic Change in Bangalore. He has written 14 published books and 97 journal papers.
Dr. S. Manasi is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Research in Urban Affairs at the Institute for Social and Economic Change in Bangalore, India. She has extensive research experience in urban ecology and natural resource management, and has worked in many collaborative research studies with funding from the European Commission, Japan International Cooperation Agency, World Bank, International Water Management Institute, and Government of Karnataka.
Dr. K.C. Smitha is a Research Scientist in the Centre for Research in Urban Affairs at the Institute for Social and Economic Change in Bangalore, India. Her research focuses mainly on urban governance, service delivery, urban poverty, urban informality, urban political economy and urban political ecology. Over the past several years, she has been actively engaged in varied urban research projects such as structure of Indian metropolises, rural-urban migration, urban deprivation, urban infrastructure, urban poor and urban land governance from interdisciplinary perspective. She has published several book chapters and articles in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. A Ravindra is Chairperson, Institute for Social and Economic Change, a leading research institution in social sciences, Bangalore. He served as an IAS officer in various capacities in government before retiring as Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka at the end of 2002. He holds a PhD in Development Studies and has specialized in the urban sector including water management. He was responsible for introducing several governance reforms such as rationalizing property tax system through the Self Assessment Scheme and mobilizing resources for urban infrastructure through municipal bonds. He was instrumental in initiating the Cauvery Water Supply Project (Stage IV) and the Metro Rail Project for Bangalore. He has published several papers and articles on urban and public policy issues. His books include Urban Land Policy, Dance of Democracy and a monograph on Cauvery Water Dispute.
Dr. Srinivas Ravindra is Executive Director, Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD), a non-profit organization that works towards promoting sustainable development activities in the areas of environment, energy and water spread across urban and rural areas in India. He has fourteen years of experience in the field of green skills, sustainable development and other related areas, and has several publications to his credit.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9783319734675
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Edition: 1st ed. 2018
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 662 gr
  • ISBN-10: 3319734679
  • Publisher Date: 11 Apr 2018
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 301
  • Series Title: Urban Book
  • Sub Title: Browsing Bengaluru
  • Width: 156 mm


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