URBAN PLANNING IN INDIA

“Urban Planning” in India is a comprehensive guide for understanding urban planning and making intelligent planning decisions.

Past solutions and pitfalls, present methods and issues, and future solutions to planning concepts are explained. A wealth of practical information, such as law, agency structure, budgeting and financing, and implementation, is included.

The causes of and solutions to India’s current and impending urban challenges such as the housing crisis, traffic congestion, drainage and flood management, are also explored.

Public participation is extremely important in creating a beautiful and functional city. The concept of planning, implementation mechanisms, and financing options have changed tremendously in the last thirty years. This book is meant to inform and inspire citizens, legislators, administrators, technocrats, and planners to shape cities for the benefit and enjoyment of all.

Amiya Kumar Das obtained Bachelor of Architecture from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda; Master of City Planning from IIT, Kharagpur; and Master of Science in Planning from Florida State University, USA. He worked as an Assistant Town Planner for the Government of Assam 1967 to 1969 and moved to the United States, where he worked in an architectural firm; as a home builder; and in the Florida state Government. He retired in 2004. He worked in the fields of architecture, home design and construction, comprehensive planning, housing research, community development, and building codes. Besides a couple of books, Das is the author of about three dozen of articles on various subjects and published in several newspapers.