Contemporary Issues of Urban Development in 21st Century: Planning and Practices

Contemporary issues of urban development are the utmost relevant matter of discussion in today’s context. Challenges induced by progressive urban growth are the useful subjective debate among the Economist, Geographers, Urban Planners and Administrative Individuals. Process of urban development is the inclusive part for economic development and thus the impact of urban developmental processes on environment and strategies mechanism for survival in future is an important domain of contemporary research. It is an evident fact that, uncontrolled growth of urban development has made the significant impact on encroachment on land and resource potentiality, shortage of urban green space, burden on employment generation, scarcity of housing, water supply and sanitation, health related issues as well as degradation of environment which has led to the disruption of urban ecological cycle and it may create hindrance to the sustainable development in view of urban footprint from the perspective of global as well as national level platform. Therefore it is the perfect time to discuss the several aspects of contemporary issues of urbanisation and strategic measures for future sustainability in the field of urban geography. This book is mostly focus on various dimensions of urban dynamics and its relation with several emerging socio-economic and environmental issues followed by some relevant case studies irrespective of India as well as from the geographical territory of Bangladesh too. Therefore this book would help to the undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers of urban studies, administrative individuals, officials of urban governance, teaching fraternities from different educational institutions. However the aim of this book would also helpful to the policy makers and urban planners for further systematic planning.