This comprehensive volume contributes to the existing and emerging body of
literature on contemporary urbanization and the interactions between cities and
the environment. The volume is contextualized against latest theories, debates
and discussions on 'sustainable urbanization', the post?2015 development agenda
of the United Nations and India's official launching of the 'smart city' agenda.
Reflecting on three major components of urban sustainability investments and
infrastructures, waste management, and urban ecologies and environmentalisms, it
moves beyond the bi?centric approach of only looking into the differences
between the 'developed' and the 'developing' world and reflects on cities across
India using polycentric methods and approaches.
The Indian urban scenario is extremely complex and