Inclusive urban planning and development is becoming the necessity of the day in Indian cities given the vast proportion of urban population already living in the slums and also a large number of people still looking at cities as the places of livelihoods, thereby the places for living. Given...

With the rising levels of urban population and an increasing share of in-coming population, cities are facing the pressure of providing shelter and basic services to the people, particularly to those at the bottom of income level (MGI 2010). This has been giving rise to the formation of slums...

Municipal bonds are an option available to the large cities to raise resources for financing long term projects such as infrastructure development. Countries like the USA have had a long experience of using municipal bonds to finance the development of cities and their infrastructure. Indian...

Municipal bonds are an option available to the large cities to raise resources for financing long term projects such as infrastructure development. Countries like the USA have had a long experience of using municipal bonds to finance the development of cities and their infrastructure. Indian...

Compact city development has emerged as a consensual choice among the policy debaters as it leads to sustainability of urban development through reducing energy consumption and related emission reduction. The cities in the East are often cited as examples of how they have been able to sustain...

Economic development of cities is taking some new directions in both developed and developing societies with the national and local economies becoming more and more service sector dominant. Among the various sectors, entertainment and tourism are becoming important sectors for revitalization and...