Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development : Volume II: Urban Development - Dutt, Ashok K.; Noble, Allen G.; Costa, Frank J.; Thakur, Rajiv R.; Thakur, Sudhir K.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Section I: Introduction -- Introduction: Urban Development -- Baleshwar Thakur - Professional Career and Contributions -- Section II: Theoretical Basis -- Recent Studies in Regional Urban Systems in India: Trends, Patterns and Implications -- Contemporary Urban Policy in India: A Critique of Neoliberal Urbanism -- Sustainable Urbanization in India: Experiences and Challenges -- 'Glocalizing' Urban Sustainability: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya -- Section III: Quantitative Analysis -- Socio-economic Correlates of Asian Urbanization -- Assessing the Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis on Major and Minor Cities in South and Southeast Asia: A Hyperlink Analysis -- Asian Indian Settlement Patterns in Select American Gateways -- Section IV: Economic Impact -- Cluster-based Economic Development: 4 Cases for Context in Developing Regions -- Impact of Economic Development on Regional Structure of Urban Systems in India -- India's Cities Rising: The Challenges in Higher Education -- Hazard Risks and Social Vulnerability in Urban India -- High-Technology and Socio-Spatial Change in Bengaluru: A Mixed Method Approach -- Delhi Metro Rail Travel Behavior Analysis and Trip Characteristics -- Mobility, Marginality and the Cycle Rickshaw in Indian Cities -- Section V: Housing.-Majority's Perception about Minority groups and housing values: An Urban Case    study within the San Juan MSA, Puerto Rico -- Impact of the Growth of Farmhouses on Adjoining Local Settlements in Nationa l Capital Territory of Delhi -- Spatial Analysis of in and out Migration in Bolpur Town, West Bengal -- Section VI: Planning -- City Growth Direction-Planning for Land Use Balance.-Urban heritage and planning in India -- Socio-economic Characteristics of Calcutta Slums: An Analysis of Intervention Policies -- Section VII: Cities -- Spatial Structure and Urban Development in Indian Cities.-The Informal Sector in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area: Appraisal and Prospects for Local Economic Development -- Playfully Negotiating Publics: Children, Space and Activism in the City.  .
Keywords: Urban geography; Architecture; Sustainable development; Human geography; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Cities, Countries, Regions; Sustainable Development; Human Geography