Urban Development and New Towns in the Third World by Alain R... - 9781138359376

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Urban Development and New Towns in the Third WorldLessons from the New Bombay Experience\nAuthor(s): Alain R.A. Jacquemin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138359376, 978-1138359376\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1999, this volume examines India and Bombay, countries which represent some of the worlds most dramatic examples of rapid urban growth. One of the strategies frequently adopted by the Indian authorities to cope with this urban growth is the development of new towns, such as New Bombay, which is Indias largest and most significant urban planning experience since Independence. The New Bombay model, based on a specific planning and financing strategy, is considered highly successful and so is increasingly being copied and implemented in other urban areas of India. This volume makes the first independent evaluation of New Bombay and sets it in a wider Third World urban development context. As well as analysin.