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Urbanization and Regional Sustainability in South Asia

Socio-economic Drivers, Environmental Pressures and Policy Responses

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Editors:
  1. Sumana Bandyopadhyay

    1. Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

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  2. Chitta Ranjan Pathak

    1. Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

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  3. Tomaz Ponce Dentinho

    1. Centre for Applied Economics of the Atlantic, University of Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

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  • Highlights the connections between urbanization and migration and their impacts on health, the environment and public policies
  • Includes interdisciplinary case studies on the urbanization process in South Asia
  • Discusses the effective use of new urban-management tools

Part of the book series: Contemporary South Asian Studies (CSAS)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Drivers of Urbanization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Learning from Urbanisation in South Asia

      • Chitta Ranjan Pathak, Sumana Bandyopadhyay, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
      Pages 3-8

    3. Mapping of Urban Growth Dynamics in Kolkata Metropolitan Area: A Geospatial Approach

      • Sushobhan Majumdar, Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan
      Pages 9-24

    4. Sikkim—Once a Captivating au Naturel Himalayan Kingdom in the Light of Its Growing Urbanscape

      • Sanghamitra Sarkar
      Pages 25-38

    5. Migration and Entry to Urban Street Food Market: A Study of Selected Street Food Vendors in Delhi

      • Aditi Kundu, Sayak Dutta
      Pages 39-54

  3. Pressures on the Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Disaster Risk Mitigation Strategies in the Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh

      • Tuhin Roy, Mahbuba Nasreen, Abdullah Abusayed Khan, Md. Rezaul Karim
      Pages 57-74

    3. Estimation of Surface Thermal Influxes from Satellite Images of the Newly Developed Built-up Areas of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal

      • Anwesha Haldar, Pradip Patra, Sk. Mafizul Haque
      Pages 75-86

    4. Valuing Social Costs and Benefits of Multiple Uses of Urban Wetlands: The Case of Nature Park, Kolkata

      • Debarpita Banerjee, Sumana Bandyopadhyay
      Pages 87-105

  5. Effects on Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. HIV/AIDS Vulnerability Among Street Children in Urban Bangladesh: A Reality of Old Dhaka

      • Md. Saidur Rashid Sumon, Abdullah Abusayed Khan
      Pages 201-216

    3. Status of the Urban Poor in Kolkata—A Case Study Regarding Squatter Settlements Along the Beliaghata Canal

      • Anindita Ghosh
      Pages 217-230

    4. Education in the Bankura District, West Bengal

      • Mrinal Mandal, Debasis Ghosh
      Pages 231-241

  6. Policy Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 243-243
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About this book

This book examines urbanization and migration processes in South Asia. By analyzing the socio-economic impacts and infrastructural, environmental and institutional aspects of different conurbations, it highlights conflicts over agricultural land as well as the effects on health, education, poverty and the welfare of children, women and old people. The authors also explore issues of mobility; connectivity and accessibility of public services, and discuss the effective use of new urban-management tools, such as the concept of smart cities and urban spatial monitoring.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

    Sumana Bandyopadhyay, Chitta Ranjan Pathak

  • Centre for Applied Economics of the Atlantic, University of Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

    Tomaz Ponce Dentinho

About the editors

​Sumana Bandyopadhyay is a professor at the Department of Geography of the University of Calcutta, India and specializes in regional planning and urban environmental planning. She published books and scientific peer-review articles as well as many interdisciplinarily applied work on environmental, societal and development issues.
Chitta Ranjan Pathak is an Indian city and regional planner as well as research consultant. His achievements include the environment management plan for Digha Coastal Zone, West Bengal, the environmental impact assessment of Haldia Port Town, West Bengal, and the decentralized planning for rural development.

Tomaz Ponce Dentinho is a professor at the University of the Azores, Portugal in the domains of regional, environmental and agricultural economics. Since 2011, he has been the editor on Regional Cooperation of the South Asia Democratic Forum and since 2017 the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Regional Science Policy and Practice.






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