Social Dynamics Of The Urban: Studies From India (exploring Urban Change In South Asia)
by N. Jayaram /
2017 / English / PDF
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This volume emphasises the sociological view that cities are
primarily about people, not places or buildings, and explores the
social dynamics of urban space in globalising
India. Distinguishing between ‘locale’ and ‘milieu’ and the
community–cosmopolitanism dialectic in urban areas, it elucidates
the thematic for urban sociology today.
This volume emphasises the sociological view that cities are
primarily about people, not places or buildings, and explores the
social dynamics of urban space in globalising
India. Distinguishing between ‘locale’ and ‘milieu’ and the
community–cosmopolitanism dialectic in urban areas, it elucidates
the thematic for urban sociology today.
The chapters explore the various perspectives and processes in
understanding the urban predicament in India today. The
contributors specifically ask: What are the characteristics of
the fastest growing cities in India? What are the forces shaping
their forms and processes? Who benefits from what type of
livelihood options cities offer? How have city administrations
been dealing with mounting demands for housing, energy, and water
resources, and problems of mass transportation? What implications
do these have for the ecology of the city and the surrounding
areas? Given the heterogeneity of urban populations, what social
processes are at work and how they
affect
The chapters explore the various perspectives and processes in
understanding the urban predicament in India today. The
contributors specifically ask: What are the characteristics of
the fastest growing cities in India? What are the forces shaping
their forms and processes? Who benefits from what type of
livelihood options cities offer? How have city administrations
been dealing with mounting demands for housing, energy, and water
resources, and problems of mass transportation? What implications
do these have for the ecology of the city and the surrounding
areas? Given the heterogeneity of urban populations, what social
processes are at work and how they
affectcit[y]
cit[y]zenship and identity? What aspirations
and tensions are expressed among different groups, and what
implications do these have for inter-group relations?
What challenges do inter-group relations pose for urban
planning and administration? The contributors include
renowned scholars as also young researchers. They go beyond their
disciplinary moorings of economics, history, political science,
social work, and sociology, and their trans-disciplinary
dialogues carry inputs from policy makers, administrators, and
grassroots activists working in urban areas.
zenship and identity? What aspirations
and tensions are expressed among different groups, and what
implications do these have for inter-group relations?
What challenges do inter-group relations pose for urban
planning and administration? The contributors include
renowned scholars as also young researchers. They go beyond their
disciplinary moorings of economics, history, political science,
social work, and sociology, and their trans-disciplinary
dialogues carry inputs from policy makers, administrators, and
grassroots activists working in urban areas.
