Advances in Urban Design and Engineering [electronic resource] : Perspectives from India / edited by Pradipta Banerji, Arnab Jana.

Chapter 1: Creating a framework to exploring densities in the contemporary postindustrial city -- Chapter 2: Livelihoods, Mobility, and Housing: In Search of Missing Links in Indian Towns -- Chapter 3: The pattern of gentrification in a knowledge economy: The case of Bengaluru, India -- Chapter 4: Are new towns in developing nations designed for a sustainable living? Investigating the perception of the residents from Navi Mumbai, India. .

This volume discusses a combination of topics dealing with the wide variety of urban planning, authored by well reputed scholars in India mastering disciplines such as architecture, urban design, transportation planning, public policy, urban planning, urban engineering and civil engineering. It focuses on contemporary problems in metro cities like New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, etc. This book also highlights critical aspects of urban developments while considering the aspects of mega infrastructure projects especially related to water, waste water treatment and environmental issues.