TY - BOOK AU - Ghosh, Archana Ed. TI - Urban environment management : local government and community action SN - 8180690407 U1 - 333.715 PY - 2003/// CY - New Delhi PB - Concept Pub. Co. KW - N1 - Freword - George Mathew v Preface - Manfred Haack vii Acknowledgements x Contributorsxv 1 Urban Environment Management : Local Government and community Action - An Introduction 1 - Archana Ghosh 2. Urban Development and environment Management : Initiatives in West Bengal Ashok Bhattacharya16 3. Issues in Urban Environmental Management: Agenda for Change -R KPachauri . 23 4. Urban Environaiental Management: Some Observations - Aston Dasgupta 32 Parti Theme Papers . 5, Urban Environment management ; A Local Government Pafsjpective - Mohit Bhattacharya 47 xii Urban Environment Management 6. Poverty and Environmental Sustainability in Asian Cities: Issues, Policy Perspectives and New Initiatives - Amitabh Kundu 66 7. NGO and Community Initiatives in Urban Environmental Management: RecentHenis and Success Stories - Nazrul Mam 96 8. Urban Environmental Management and the Role of Local Government in India: Some Fiscal Issues - Tapan K. Bancrjee 110 9. Urban Environmental Issues in India: Approaches to Environmental Planning and Management - T M Vinod Kumar 136 10.Participation as a Prerequisite for Urban Developments The Sifnifieance of Grassroots Democracy for Urban Setflfements 0fShe Future -SiegbertHW 160 11.German Cities and Municipalities: On the Road to Sustainable Urban Development? - Helmut Dedy 172 Part II Case Studies 12 Pathways to Responsive and Sustainable Environmental Irnpfevetnentfor the Urban Poor: The Example of Andfara Pradesh - Banashree Banerjee 189 Contents xiii 13.Influence of Political Context on Municipal Efforts in Community Participation: Experience of Sri Lanka - Lalith Mallawarachchi 216 14.Strategic Planning Approach for Urban Environmental Management at the Local Government Level: Experiences of Sri Lanka and Thailand - L.A.S, Ranjith Perera 224 15.Urban Governance and Role of the Community in Solid Waste Management for Bhaka City -GolamRahman 244 16.Creating Space for the Poor in Bankable Urban Infrastructure Projects ~RenuKhoslaChetanVaidya 263 17.Management of Urban Environmental Services: A Case Study of the Residential Sector in Vasai-Virar, Mumbai - Sumona Bandyopadhy ay 277 18.Ushering in Clean and Green Urban Centres: The Experience of Hyderabad - N. Ashok Kumar 292 Part III Appendices Appendix - 1: Working Group Reports 305 Appendix - 2: Panelists' Responses 311 Appendix - 3: Open House Discussion 313 Abbreviations 325 Index 330 ER -