Urbanization in the Global South : Perspectives and Challenges (Hardcover)

1.Challenges of urbanization: A multi-country perspective 2. Linkage between Urbanization, Economic Development and Urban Poverty 3. Urbanization, Livestock Ownership, Food Security and Child Nutritional Outcomes in Nigeria: Linkages, Pathways and Emerging Policy Challenges 4. Enhancing the Benefits of Agglomeration in Latin American Mega Cities: The Role of Urban Policies and a Framework for Policy Action 5. Financial Status of Mega Cities in India--Emerging Issues and Challenges 6. Suburbanization and Spatial inequality in the distribution of urban services in Indian cities 7. Urban civic service delivery and norms: A pilot study of two Indian cities 8. Rapid Urbanization in Nepal in the Price of Public Space 9. Challenges of Local Governance in Bengaluru 10. Right to the City: Citizen Participation in Shanghai’s Urban Redevelopment under State-led Neoliberal Urbanism 11. The Peri-Urban Poor and Ecological Governance in the Megacity of Kolkata 12. Megacity externalities: Case of impact of sand mining on groundwater depletion in India 13. Need for framework for water reuse in megacities of Asia-a case study of New Delhi, India 14. Crippling Management and People’s participation in water sector in Megacities- An Evaluation using system Dynamics 15. Sanitation, Hygiene behaviour and Health implications: A Situation Analysis of Slums in Bengaluru 16. The Air Pollution Conundrum in Delhi: Towards a Regional Approach 17. Immunization for mega cities: Issues and strategies to reach urban poor in Bangalore