India is at the cusp of a major urban transition. In less than twenty years, India's urban population is expected to nearly double from 377 million today to over 600 million. Indian cities already contribute an estimated two-thirds of India's GDP, and this number is expected to rise to 75% by...

The Dynamic Urban and Peri-Urban Spaces in India and the Political Economy Lens: An Introduction -- Evolution of Urban Policy and Unconventional Methods of Governance in India: Exploring Neoliberalization’s Effect -- Muddling Through Waste: Self Governance and Collective Action in the...

One of the urban land uses planning purpose is suitable side selection of land uses and segregation of incompatible land uses. Compatibility or incompatibility of land uses is one of the most basic and most complex components in urban planning. This concept is derived from the term...

In almost every field of science the gap between those who develop new advanced knowledge and make new discoveries and the common understanding of lay people is widening. This is hardly justifiable in those fields whose results have a direct impact on the life of the citizens of tomorrow, as for...

The principles of sustainability must inform every stage in the creation of the urban environment in which 80% of EU citizens live - planning and design, construction, operation and maintenance, renewal and reuse. This publication explains the practical contribution made by EU-funded research...

Co-operation between UN-HABITAT and the EU to share the results of their research efforts is helping to improve environmental conditions and the quality of life in cities around the world. This publication outlines the two bodies' achievements in the area of sustainable urban development,...

Questions of transport and land use lie at the heart of sustainable urban planning, and are fundamentally interlocked. This publication explains the substantial contribution already made by EU research to improved understanding of the opportunities for integration of policy and practice in these...