City Planning in India, 19472017 This book is a comprehensive history of city

This book is a comprehensive history of city planning in post Independence India. It explores how the nature and orientation of city planning have evolved in Indias changing sociopolitical context over the past hundred or so years.the book situates Indias experience within a historical framework in order to illustrate continuities and disjunctions between the Pre and postindependent Indian laws, policies, and programs for city planning and development. It focuses on the development, scope, and significance of professional planning work in the midst of rapid economic transition, migration, social disparity, and Environmental degradation. The volume also highlights the need for inclusive planning processes that can provide clean air, Water, and community spaces to large, diverse, and fast growing communities.