Contents
PREFACE: A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON URBANIZATION XI
CITIES REMAIN STUCK XIII
RETHINKING URBAN SYSTEMS XIV
CHAPTER I : ON URBANIZATION 1
ON INDIA's URBAN JOURNEY 5
ON DELHI'S URBAN TRADITION 18
ON SIZING INDIAN CITIES 27
ON DEFINING URBANIZATION 30
GOING BEYOND METROS 44
ON KANPUR'S FALL 45
ON MORADABAD's DECLINE 57
ON PATNA'S LOST POTENTIAL 58
LIVING IN URBAN INDIA 66
BIBLIOGRAPHY 82
CHAPTER II : ON WATER AVAILABILITY 93
ON SOLYING WATER AVAILABILITY 108
ON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT 117
ON HIMALAYAN TOWNS 120
ON PRIVATE TANKERS 122
ON WATER QUALITY AND TREATMENT 126
ON WATER PRICING 137
ON POLICY RESPONSE 149
ON SMALL WATER ENTERPRISES 157
A WAY FORWARD 163
BIBLIOGRAPHY 165
CHAPTER III : ON URBAN CRIME 177
ON CRIME IN INDIA 177
THE URBAN CHALLENGE 184
ON CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN 187
ON POLICE CAPACITY 193
ON INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE 196
WORKLOAD ON THE POLICE 202
ON POLICE REFORMS 205
CUSTODIAL REFORMS 209
A NEW ERA OF CYBER CRIME 211
BOOSTING CAPACITY 215
ENABLING POLICE AUTONOMY 218
A WAY FORWARD 220
BIBLIOGRAPHY 224
CHAPTER IV : ON HEALTHCARE 233
THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE 235
ON STATUS OF URBAN HEALTHCARE 239
ON HEALTHCARE DELIVERY 247
ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTHCARE 253
ON HEALTHCARE QUALITY 268
ON COST OF HEALTHCARE 271
REFORMING HEALTHCARE 281
ON HEALTHCARE INSURANCE 299
PREPARING FOR EPIDEMICS 314
PURSUING UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE 323
BIBLIOGRAPHY 334
CHAPTER V : ON URBAN TRANSPORTATION 338
ON BUSES 350
ON RAIL OPTIONS 362
ON TRANSPORT POLICY 371
ON INNOVATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION 393
A WAY FORWARD 411
ANNEXURE 419
BIBLIOGRAPHY 420
CHAPTER VI : ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING 428
ON INDIA’S HOUSING MARKET 428
ON HOUSING POLICY 440
ON RENTING 445
ON PUBLIC HOUSING 452
ON SLUM RESETTLEMENT 456
ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING 464
A WAY FORWARD 483
BIBLIOGRAPHY 487
CHAPTER VII : ON URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESSES 497
ON INDIA' s EMPLOYMENT CRISIS 504
THE CHALLENGE OF EMPLOYMENT 507
ON DETERMINANTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT 515
GENDER AND LABOUR PARTICIPATION 518
ON THE INFORMAL SECTOR 526
FLA WED LABOUR LAWS 532
DILEMMA OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS 543
MODERNIZING EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES 550
URBAN EMPLOYMENT POLICY 555
ENCOURAGING STREET HAWKING 561
THE GIG ECONOMY MAGIC 569
URBAN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES 571
CREATING A UNIVERSAL BASIC SERVICES PROGRAMME 580
INCENTJVIZING GOVERNMENT WORKERS AND JOB CREATION 584
PUSH FOR GREEN JOBS 594
PROMOTING URBAN BUSINESSES 596
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS 603
EMPOWERING THE SUBALTERN 617
COST OF DOING BUSINESS 619
FUNCTIONING OF COMMERCIAL COURTS 623
A WAY FORWARD 628
ANNEXURE 632
BIBLIOGRAPHY 637
CHAPTER VIII : ON URBAN FINANCING 647
ON MUNICIPAL FINANCES 650
PROPERTY TAXES 658
ON URBAN LAND VALUE CAPTURE 670
REFORMING URBAN FINANCES 677
ON ALTERNATIVE FUNDING 682
ENABLING FINANCING 685
BIBLIOGRAPHY 688
CHAPTER IX : ON URBAN PLANNING 692
THE CURRENT STATUS 710
LAND POLICY AND ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION 722
LAND POOLING 727
REFORMING URBAN PLANNING 736
ON SANITATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 741
URBAN DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY 744
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT 764
A WAY FORWARD 766
BIBLIOGRAPHY 782
INDEX 784