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100			_aSen, Joy _960566
245			_aSustainable urban planning
260			_aNew Delhi _bTERI Press _c2013
300			_axxviii,314,ip.
505			_aContents Foreword vii Introduction ix Section One Initiating a Framework 1. Sustainable Development in the Indian Urban and Metropolitan Context: Constituent Dimensions 3 Search for Constituent Dimensions 3 Means to Achieve the Set-up 5 Constituent Dimensions of Sustainability 6 The Aggregate Ladder in the Indian Context 9 Reaching the Summit 10 Dynamic Hierarchy: Step by Step, Level by Level 11 Linkages Within the Hierarchy 15 Affordability Thresholds in the Indian Context 16 Levels of Facility Planning in the Indian Context 25 Interrelationship Among the Constituent Dimensions-Variations in Inequality in the Indian Context 27 References 32 Section Two Dimensions of the Framework 2. Assessment of Livability Variations in the Indian Context 37 Introduction 37 The Approach 38 Definition, Hierarchy and Linkages of Livability in Urban Governance 39 Understanding Livability Variations in a Hierarchy of Marco Regional, Meso Urban, and Micro community Levels 47 Application in Planning and Design of Settlements 72 Patterns of Livability and Sustainability-Part of the framework 75 References 76 3. Impact of Affordability Thresholds on Indian Urban and Regional Planning Context 79 Introduction 79 Affordability Thresholds 80 Affordability Variations-the Demand Side 82 Affordability Variations-Supply Side 85 SpecifiC Case of Affordability Study 86 Assessing Housing Affordability-Theories and Approaches 88 Towards a Logical FrameWork 98 Spatial Assessment of Housing Affordability-Location,Land Regulation, Environment 100 Working out a sustainable framework Based on Indices of Affordability 111 References 112 Applicability of Inequality Variations in Understanding Indian Urban and Regional Agglomerations 117 Using Inequality Variation& to Understand Indian 117 Urban and Regional Context 118 Inequality – based on Agglomeration of Various Economies 123 Inequality Variations in National Development Processes-the Case of India 129 Inequality in Education 130 Inequality based on Human Development Indicators 133 Inequality Variations Within an Urban Region or Metropolitan Context-from the point of view of Livability: A Case Study of Kolkata 136 Inequality Variations Within an Urban Region or Metropolitan Context 138 Affordable Group Housing in the Historic Context 141 Conclusions: Inequality and Sustainability 145 References 150 Section Three Proposing the Framework 5. Towards a Framework of Sustainable Development in the Indian Context 157 A Paradigm Shift Allowing Assimilation of the Old 157 Understanding the Assimilation-Organized Planning and Laissez Faire 159 Integrating Order and Flexibility: Co-evolution and a Sustainable Framework 164 Part One: Interrelatedness and Sustainable Framework 167 Conclusion 170 Part Two: Co-evolution and a Sustainable Framework 171 Conclusion 175 A Recovery of the Ancient Wisdom 184 Concept of Environment-Behaviour-Anthropic Framework (EBAF)-the Tree 186 117 Evolution of a Bio-centricism in Western Sciences: A Paradigm Shift Since 1970s 190 Conclusion: The Speaking Tree-How the Upper and Lower Branches Meet 192 Understanding the Dynamics of Sustainable Planning in India 194 References 199 Appendix 1. Time and Architecture of Civilizations: Dialogues in the Indian Perspective 201 Appendix 2. A Format for Collection of Data as per Pattern Language Technique 211 Appendix 3. Concepts of Neighbourhood : Global and Local Contexts 221 Appendix 4. The Pattern Language Technique 227 Appendix 5. Concept of Order as per Pattern Language and an Indian Icon of Order in the Settlement Systems 231 Appendix 6. Socia- Economic Classifications 257 Appendix 7. Additional Frontiers of Emerging Thoughts 259 Index 301 About the Author 315
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