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Urban Growth and Environmental Issues in India

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Editors:
  1. Alpana Kateja

    1. Department of Economics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

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  2. Rashmi Jain

    1. Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

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  • Provides a comprehensive and theory-informed analysis of urban growth in India

  • Bridges disciplines to share the expertise of leading researchers in academia and industry

  • Reveals how sustainability goals offer an opportunity for addressing persistent environmental degradation challenges

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • Alpana Kateja, Rashmi Jain
    Pages 1-14

  5. Waste Management and Energy Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
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    2. Socio-Economic Implications of Waste Management

      • A. D. Sawant, Sujata Warrier, Geetanjali Pawar
      Pages 239-252

    3. Solid Waste Management in Urban Areas: An Urgent Priority

      • Ravinder Palakurthy, J. P. Kesari
      Pages 253-267
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About this book

This book examines the interplay between urban growth and the environmental issues in India. The contributors, who are coming from diverse disciplines, examine socioeconomic, administrative, and environmental threats emanating from urbanization (e.g. climate change, health governance, energy issues, pollution, and e-waste management) and suggest various measures for dealing with the challenges of rapid urbanization. Offering a valuable resource for all those interested in understanding the multifaceted dimensions of urban growth, the book appeals to researchers, students, and policymakers, interested in the development studies and urban studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

    Alpana Kateja

  • Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

    Rashmi Jain

About the editors

Alpana Kateja is Professor of economics at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, and also former Principal, University Maharani College, Jaipur. She is a gold medalist in economics, and she has formerly been associated with Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and JNV University, Jodhpur. Her published works include Health Outcomes in India, Water and Health, Water Resource Management, and Lifestyle and Health.


Rashmi Jain is Head and Associate Professor in Department of sociology at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She has interest in the areas of development communication, gender studies, sociology of law, and leisure studies. She is Convener of Working Group on Law and Migration of International Sociological Association. Her published work includes Women, Media and Violence, Women Empowerment: The Global Scenario, and Health and Domestic Violence. Her latest book (ed.) Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World has been published by Palgrave Macmillan.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Urban Growth and Environmental Issues in India

  • Editors: Alpana Kateja, Rashmi Jain

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4273-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4272-2Published: 16 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4275-3Published: 17 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-4273-9Published: 15 September 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 337

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology, Environmental Geography, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Human Geography

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