Future of Cities

Name: Future of Cities
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Future of CitiesPlanning, Infrastructure, and Development\nAuthor(s): Ashok Kumar, D.S. Meshram\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367142438, 978-0367142438\nSynopsis\nThis book critically analyses the existing condition of cities in developing countries with special reference to planning and infrastructure networks in India. It provides an overview of the nature of opportunities presented by cities; major challenges that cities would face in future; and codifies the ways and means to transcend the challenges of contemporary urban growth and quality of urbanisation. It discusses key themes such as architecture of density, transformation of land-use zones to development zones, development of railway infrastructure, planning and design guidelines for bus rapid transit, and urban water planning and universal access to housing to create an enabling environment for deliberations and a better future for cities in t.