CONTENTS Preface vii Acronyms ix I Introduction: Environmental Changes and Implications in India, Key Concepts - Health, Environment, Urbanisation and Population: A Discussion 1 II Environmental Pollution in Urban Cities: Nature of Environmental Pollution - Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Water Pollution, Waste Management 24 III Slum Scene - A Historical Perspective, Growth of Slums in Bangalore City, Profile of Sample Slums, Socio-economic Background of Sample Slum Population 75 IV Slum and Living Environment of Slum Dwellers and its Impact on Urban Life 146 V Environmental Consciousness: An Empirical Analysis 178 VI Environmental Movements: Environmental Move ments, Role of Non-governmental Organisations 207 VII Environmental Legislations - A Sociological Perspective 247 VIII Judicial Activism and Environmental Management 254 IX State of Environment in Future 271 Bibliography 287 Index 297