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"This book is a critical reflection on the Smart City Mission in India. Drawing on ethnographic data from across Indian cities, this volume assesses the transformative possibilities and limitations of the programme. It examines the ten core infrastructural elements that make up a city, includin...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book is a critical reflection on the Smart City Mission in India. Drawing on ethnographic data from across Indian cities, this volume assesses the transformative possibilities and limitations of the programme. It examines the ten core infrastructural elements that make up a city, including water, electricity, waste, mobility, housing, environment, health and education, and lays down the basic tenets of urban policy in India. The volume underlines the need to recognize liminal spaces and the plans to make the 'smart city' an inclusive one. The authors also look at maintaining a link bet |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 108 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780367374044 (paperback) : 0367374048 (paperback) 9781138607781 (hardback) 1138607789 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | TD159 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/S617 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Smart city mission in India -- 3. Packing history and culture with smartness : the case of Lucknow and Varanasi -- 4. Urbanism, urban design, and planned historic cities -- 5. Reimagining the planning paradigm in India -- Conclusion. |