CONTENT Acknowledgement vii List of Tables, Figures & Maps List of Contributors xv 1.Intoduction 1 Section I Urban Poverty in Developing Countries- Some Issues 2. The (II) Logics of Urban Poverty in a Globalizing World: The Nomadic (sub) Citizenship in Chinese Societies in Comparative Perspective by On Kwok Lai 29 3. The Manifestation of Voluntary and Involuntary Migration in Turkish Cities: From Spaces of Hope to Spaces of Hopelessness by Asuman Turkun57 4. Segregation of Scheduled Castes in Modern India: A Case Study of Amritsar by R.S.Sandhu 101 5. Urban Poverty, Slums and Crime with Special Reference to Organized Crime inMumbai by Jasmine Damle127 6. A Sociological Perspective of Educational Problems in Sri Lanka: A Case in Colombo by M.A.N.Rasanjalee Per era 145 Section II Urban Poverty in India: Empirical Studies 7. Trends in Urban Poverty in India by A.S.Sethi 163 8. Urban Poverty in India: Some Issues by M. S. Sidhu, M. S. Toor and T. K. Dhadli 179 9. Dal Dwellers: A Water Borne Slum by Salima Jan 193 10. Urban Poor- A Study of Sweeper Community in Srinagar City by Aneesa Shaft211 11.Poverty and Deprivation among the Rag Pickers of AmritsarCity: Pragmatic Insights by Kiran Sandhn and Ritbinderjot Dhillon 225 Section III Urban Poverty and Strategies for Sustainable Cities. 12. Housing for the Poor and Land for the City Development: A Case of Sustainable Township Programme in the City of Colombo by R.GAriyawansa247 13. Environment of Urban Slums in Delhi State by Sabir Ali271 14. Environmental Scenario of Resettlement Colonies of Delhi by Satpal Singh289 15. Urban Poverty Reduction in Punjab by Strengthening and Sustaining Good Local Urban Governance: Some Lessonsfrom Keralaby Manoj K.Teotia 311 16. Creating Viable Neighborhoods for Urban Poor by Empowering Citizens and Rehabilitating Physical Conditions- Demetevler Pilot Project Deniz Allay351 17. Promoting Sustainable Urban Development through Planning with Urban by Poor J.K. Giipta373 18. Governing Through Community: The UNDP's Capacity 2015 by Heather Gravdon385