Contents :
About the Book v
About the Author vi
Preface xii-xv
Abbreviations/Acronyms xvi-xix
1. Approach to Urban Development 1-28
1.1 Urbanization and its Effects
1.2 Rising Urbanization in India
1.3 Features of Urban Infrastructure Services
1.4 Functions of Local Bodies
1.5 Financing of Local Bodies
1.6 Municipal Commercial Borrowings
1.7 Privatisation of Municipal Services
1.8 Urban Governance
1.9 Urban Planning
1.10 Urban-Rural Co-ordination
1.11 Major Issues in Urbanization
2. Constitutional Provisions and Institutional Framework for Urban Development 29-63
2.1 Constitutional Provisions Regarding Local
Bodies
2.2 Decentralisation Initiative, 1992
2.3 Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992
2.4 Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992
2.5 New Status of Municipalities: An Assessment
2.6 Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD)
2.7 Programmes and Schemes for Urban Development
2.8 Women in Local Governance Structures
3. Smart City: Conceptual Settings 64-68
3.1 Smart City Defined
3.2 Key Features of a Smart City
3.3 Smart Solutions for a Smart City
3.4 Barcelona (Spain): World's Smartest City



4. Smart Cities Mission in India 69-87
4.1 Emerging Urbanization Scenario in India
4.2 Smart Cities Mission: Background
4.3 Typical Features of a Smart City
4.4 Strategic Components of a Smart City
4.5 Proposal Preparation
4.6 Process of Selection of Smart Cities
4.7 Number of Smart Cities in Each State/Union Territory
4.8 First 33 Smart Cities
4.9 Implementation by Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
4.10 Financing of Smart Cities
4.11 Funds Release
4.12 Mission Monitoring
4.13 Convergence with Other Government Schemes
5. National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH)
5.1 NMSH: Background
5.2 Coverage of NMSH
5.3 Objectives of NMSH
5.4 Strategies and Methodologies for Mitigation
6. Urban Housing and Slum Clearance / Development 107-135
6.1 Constitutional Provisions Regarding Housing
6.2 Importance of Housing
6.3 National Housing and Habitat Policy (NHHP), 1998
6.4 Role of the Government
6.5 Private Sector Participation
6.6 Energy Efficiency in Residential and Commercial Buildings
6.7 Integrated Building Solutions
6.8 Green Buildings
6.9 Slum Clearance/Development
7. Urban Transport Policy and Services 136-156
7.1 Need for Efficient Urban Transport
7.2 Transport Problems in Urban Areas
7.3 National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006
7.4 Integration of Land Use and Transport Planning
7.5 Issues in Urban Transport Policy
7.6 Strategies for Reducing GHG Emissions
7.7 Fiscal and Control Measures
8. Urban Health Security and Services 157-173
8.1 Importance of Health
8.2 Health are in Indian Constitution
8.3 Health Indices of lndia and Selected Asian Countries
8.4 Healthcare Trends in India
8.5 Health Indices in Rural and Urban India
8.6 Shortcomings of the Public Health System
8.7 National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)
8.8 Sarva Swasthya Abhiyan (SSA)
8.9 Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH)
8.10 Growth of Private Sector in Healthcare
8.11 Health Insurance
8.12 Twelfth Five Year Plan (20 12-17) on Health
9. Education, Training and Skill Development 174-192
9.1 Constitutional Provisions Regarding Education
9.2 Trends in Literacy Rates
9.3 Elementary Education
9.4 Secondary and Vocational Education
9.5 Higher and Technical Education
9.6 Medical Education
9.7 Adult Education
9.8 Skill Development
10. Urban Water Supply 193-201
10.1 Need for Safe Drinking Water
10.2 Major Issues in Urban Water Supply
10.3 Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) on Water Management
11. Urban Sanitation, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management 202-211
11 .1 Sanitation and Sewerage
11.2 Solid Waste Management (SWM)
11.3 Energy from Urban Waste


12. Climate Change and Urbanization 212-232
12.1Evidence on Climate Change
12.2 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
12.3 Impact of Climate Change on India
12.4 India's Approach to Climate Change
12.5 National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
12.6 Other National and Sub-National Initiatives
13. India's Five Year Plans on Urban Development and Services (First Plan to Twelfth Plan) 233-245
13.1 First Five Year Plan: 1951-52 to 1955-56
13.2 Second Five Year Plan: 1956-57 to 1960-61
13.3 Third Five Year Plan: 1961-62 to 1965-66
13.4 Fourth Five Year Plan: 1969-70 to 1973-74
13.5 Fifth Five Year Plan: 1974-75to 1978-79
13.6 Sixth Five Year Plan: 1980-81 to 1984-85
13.7 Seventh Five Year Plan: 1985-86 to 1989-90
13.8 Eighth Five Year Plan: 1992-93 to 1996-97
13.9 Ninth Five Year Plan: 1997-98 to 2001-02
13.10 Tenth Five Year Plan: 2002-03 to 2006-07
13.11 Eleventh Five Year Plan: 2007-08 to 2011-12
13.12 Twelfth Five Year Plan: 2012-13 to 2016-17
14. Recent Finance Commissions on Local Bodies 246-252
14.1 Tenth Finance Commission (FC-X) on Local Bodies
14.2 Eleventh Finance Commission (FC-XI) on Local Bodies
14.3 Twelfth Finance Commission (FC-XII) on Local Bodies
14.4 Thirteenth Finance Commission (FC-XIII) on Local Bodies
14.5 Fourteenth Finance Commission (FC-XIV) on Local Bodies
Appendix: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM) 253-268
Bibliography 269-274
Index 275-282