TY - BOOK AU - Nair, Padmanabhan Ed. TI - Urban public services : a development perspectives SN - 8131408647 U1 - 363.6 PY - 2010/// CY - Hyderabad PB - ICFAI Press N1 - CONTENTS Overview I SECTION I : CONCEPTS AND ISSUES 1. Urban Public Services - An Introduction 3 Padmanabhan Nair and V Shivali 2. Metropolitisation of Indian Economy : Lessons in Urban Development 14 R N Sharma and A Shaban 3 Citizen Centric E-Governance in India 38 Vikas Kanungo 4. Citizen's Participation in Urban Local Bodies - Policy Implications for Urban Development 50 www.ids.ac.uk 5. Housing Sector in India 61 T R Venkatesh and Swapna Gopalan 6. The Urban Healthcare - An Indian Perspective73 Anuradha Sen and Ritupama Bhattacharya 7. Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Urban Slum Settlements 91 Rajeshwar Tiwari 8. Urban Bus Policy to Reduce Air Pollution and Congestion 107 SanjayKSingh 9. Access and Mobility for the Urban Poor in India : Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Needs 117 Madhav G Badami, Geetam Tiwari and Dinesh Mohan 10. Are Laws Needed for Public Management Reforms? An International Comparison 142 lan Lienert SECTION II : COUNTRY EXPERIENCES AND CASES 11. The eSeva Project - Providing G2C Services in Andhra Pradesh (India) 173 K Prashanth and Vivek Gupta 12. PPP and the Poor in Water Supply Projects : The Ghanaian Experience 196 Eugene Larbi 13. Public Services - An International Comparison of Water Services 203 Padmanabhan Nair and Vani Vasakarla 14. Disparities Dwelling How Poor Housing Leads to Poor Health 222 Ernie Hood 15. Reconstruction of Bhuj A Case of Post-Disaster Urban Planning 236 B R Balachandran and Purvi Patel 16. Reforming Public Spending on Education and Mobilising Resources Lessons from nternational Experience 251 Santosh Mehrotra 17. Public, Private and Voluntary Agencies in Solid Waste Management: A Study in Chennai City 284 Krithika Srinivasan 18. Cost Recovery for Urban Sanitation in Asian Countries: Insurmountable Barrier or Opportunity for Sustainability? 312 Kumudini Abeysuriya,Cynthia Mitchell and Juliet Willetts Index 333 ER -