CONTENTS Preface vii 1. Urban India-An Overview 2 2. Introspecting the Urban Planning Process in India 65 3. Revisioning the Habitat Planning 77 4. Spatial Planning in Regional Perspective 85 5. The Making of an Eco-city 96 6. Habitat, Human Development and Environment 120 7. Planning a Safer City 144 8. Planning for Safety froms Natural Disasters 161 9. Delhi-Governance, Planning and Development 173 10. Land as an Urban Resource 189 11. The Impact of Mega-events 204 12. Information Technology and Urban e-Governance 211 13. Financial Reforms for Urban Turnaround 223 14. Urban Poverty and Micro-credit 248 15. Financing and Management of Urban Infrastructure 256 16. Resources for Transport Infrastructure 294 17. Cost Management of Urban Projects 302 18. Change Management in Urban Sector 311 19. Tools for Planning Research and Rapid Appraisal 328 20. Capacity Building at Local Level 334 21. Maintenance of Built Environment 341 22. Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and its Procedures 349 Annexures (1) 1961 Urban Land Policy, Delhi 377 (2) Report of the Working Group on Private Housing (1981) 385 (3) Haryana Urban Policy (2002) 403 (4) The Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 428 (5) The West Bengal District Planning Committee Act, 1994 447 (6) The West Bengal District Planning Committee Rules, 1994456 (7) The West Bengal Metropolitan Planning Committee Rules, 2001 490 (8) UDPFI Guidelines: Alternative Models of Private Sector Participation 496 (9) DDA: Typical Formats of Agreement, Terms and Conditions for Enlistment of Prospective Builder, Tripartite Agreement, Conveyance Deed and Perpetual Lease 507 (10) Summary of the Report of the Committee on Urban Management of Bangalore 534 (11) Key Provisions of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act, 2005 and Rules, 2006 549 Bibliography 551