Environment planning and management in the Himalayan city (Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India) (Record no. 55479)
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| fixed length control field | 02707 a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789380574424 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.715 |
| Item number | PIR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pirta, Devendra |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Environment planning and management in the Himalayan city (Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India) |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Bookwell Publications |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2013 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi,205p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents<br/>Acknowledgements v<br/>Preface vii<br/>Foreword xi<br/>List of Tables xvii<br/>List of Figures xix<br/>Abbreviations xxi<br/>1 Introduction 1<br/>1.1 Background 1<br/>1.2 Statement of the problem 3<br/>1.3 Objectives 6<br/>1.4 Research Questions 7<br/>1.5 Study area 7<br/>1.6 Socio economic profile of the study area 10<br/>1.7 Data sources and methods 10<br/>1.8 Limitations of the study 12<br/>1.9 Review of related studies 12<br/>Conclusions 23<br/>References 24<br/>2 Trends and patterns of urbanization and urban problems in Himachal Pradesh 29<br/>2.1 Trends and patterns of urbanization in<br/>Himachal Pradesh 1881-2001 29<br/>2.2 Urbanisation during 1991-2001 34<br/>2.3 Size and classes of urban centres in Himachal Pradesh 35<br/>2.4 Urban environmental problems 36<br/>Conclusion 55<br/>References 57<br/>3 Evolution of Shimla urban agglomeration and theories of city structure 59<br/>3.1 Location and site 59<br/>3.2 Historical profile 60<br/>3.3 Spatio- temporal growth of Shimla urban agglomeration 64<br/>3.4 Applicability of theory of internal growth 79<br/>3.5 Shimla urban agglomeration and concentric zone theory 81<br/>3.6 Shimla urban agglomeration and sector theory 84<br/>3.7 Shimla urban agglomeration and multiple nuclei theory 86<br/>3.8 Shimla urban agglomeration and fused growth theory 88<br/>Conclusions 90<br/>References 92<br/>4 Quality of life and environmental conditions in Shimla urban agglomeration 95<br/>4.1 Quality of life: An Introduction 95<br/>4.2 Quality of life 97<br/>4.3 Selection of variables of quality of life 98<br/>4.4 State of environment: An Introduction 100<br/>4.5 People's perception on environment and quality of life 101<br/>4.6 State of Environment in Shimla Town 119<br/>4.7 Miscellaneous Indicators to Judge the Quality of Life 126<br/>4.8 Spatial variations in quality of life in Shimla urban agglomeration 144<br/>Conclusions 146<br/>References 147<br/>5 Management of urban environmental problems and planning of Shimla Urban agglomeration 149<br/>5.1 Management of Urban Environmental Problems 150<br/>5.2 Sustainability 151<br/>5.3 Derivatives of sustainable urban development 151<br/>5.4 Derivatives of sustainable urban planning 152<br/>5.5 Planning of Shimla urban agglomeration 153<br/>Conclusions 175<br/>References 176<br/>6 Conclusions Summary and Recommendations 179<br/>6.1 Summary 179<br/>Conclusion 187<br/>Bibliography 195<br/> |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 39370 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | FP |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Faculty of Planning | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 16/04/2019 | Astha Book Agency | 520.00 | 1 | 333.715 PIR | 020486 | 27/04/2019 | 21/04/2019 | 650.00 | 13/02/2019 | Book |