This book examines the decentralisation reforms that took place in India within the framework of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992. The analysis specifically focuses on an urban environmen
This interesting volume discusses urbanization in India’s national capital, Delhi, through its effect on marginal spaces and everyday life. It moves away from analyses of spectacular megaprojects and
Middle India explores the socio-economic conditions of an ‘India’ that falls between the cracks of macro-economic analysis, sectoral research and micro-level ethnography. Its focus, the ‘Middle India’
?This volume decentres the view of urbanisation in India from large agglomerations towards smaller urban settlements. It presents the outcomes of original research conducted over three years on subalt
This volume presents a novel framework to understand urban climate co-benefits in India, that is, tackling climate change and achieving sustainable development goals in cities. It utilizes methods and
This volume emphasises the sociological view that cities are primarily about people, not places or buildings, and explores the social dynamics of urban space in globalising India. Distinguishing
