Sustainable Urban Forms and Communities: Urban Geographies of Eastern India : Urban Geographies of Eastern India (Paperback)

Foreword- AMITA SINGH Part I.? Evolution of Urbanization in Eastern India?1. Urban Primacy in Eastern India.- LAKSHMI SIVARAMAKRISHNAN AND SUMANA BANDOPADHYAY 2. Colonialism and its Effects on Urban Growth and Structure in the Bengal Presidency (1901-1941).- TARUNA BANSAL, PRIYANKA JHA AND PANKAJ RAWAT 3. Urbanization in West Bengal.- MAHALAYA CHATTERJEE 4.?Urbanization and Development of West Bengal: A District-Level Analysis.- SK ISMAILE AND NAMITA CHAKMA? 5.? Urbanization in Jharkhand -Changes in the Post-Independence Era.-?DEBJANI ROY 6. Urbanization in Odisha: Trends and Emerging Patterns.- MOHAMMAD IZHAR HASSAN AND PRITIREKHA DASPATTANAYAK?7. Urbanization in Bihar: Pattern and Potentials.-??ARUN KUMAR SINGH AND TUTUN HAZRA?Part-II. Urban Growth and Expansion?8. Urban Growth Modelling in Bardhhaman Planning Area: An Exploration of?Cellular Automata and Markov Chain Techniques.- RAJIB SARKAR AND SHOUNACK MANDAL ?9. Impact of Vegetation and Impervious Surfaces on Urban Sustainability in Kolkata- SUSHOBHAN MAJUMDAR AND LAKSHMI SIVARAMAKRISHNAN 10. ?Monitoring Spatial Trends of Urban Growth Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Siliguri City.- RANJAN ROY AND ARJUN SAHA 11. ?Mobility and its impact on Urban Landscape in Kolkata Metropolitan Region West Bengal, Eastern India.- SUSMITA BHOWMICK AND LAKSHMI SIVARAMAKRISHNAN?Part-III. Urban Critical Issues?12.???Residential Mobility and Well-Being of the Aged in Old Age Homes of Kolkata.- AMBIKA ROY BARDHAN AND LAKSHMI SIVARAMAKRISHNAN 13. Impact of Urbanisation on The Health Status of Urban West Bengal: A Recent Outlook.- SUVASREE DUTTA 14. Factors Determining Health Status among Elderly in Urban Slums: An Insight from Siliguri City, West Bengal, India.-?INDRAJIT ROY CHOWDHURY, SUBHAM ROY, ARGHADEEP BOSE AND?SUBHAM MUSTAFI 15. Inclusive Low-Income Settlements for the Well-being of Kolkata City.-?RANITA KARMAKAR 16. ??Changing Socio-Economic and Cultural Environment of Selected Neighborhoods of Kolkata Metropolitan Area.- JAYA THAKUR 17. Urban green space availability using geospatial techniques for the rapidly?expanding city of Siliguri, India.- INDRAJIT ROY CHOWDHURY, SUBHAM MUSTAFI, ARGHADEEP BOSE, SUBHAM ROY AND DEBANJAN BASAK?Part-IV Urban Policy and Governance Issue?18. ?Municipal Financing and Infrastructure: District-level analysis of the ULBs in?West Bengal.- PRIYA CHOWDHURY AND GOPA SAMANTA 19. ?Decentralised Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Development of Cities: A Case Study of Durgapur Municipal Corporation- RITUPARNA GHOSH 20. Metropolis to SMART City- Governance Issues and Challenges: A Comparative?Study of Kolkata and New Town, Kolkata- RABINDRANATH BHATTACHARYYA??Index