The Politics of Urban Redevelopment: A Study of Old Delhi - Hardcover

Mehra, Ajay K

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803996713 ISBN 13: 9780803996717

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

The interface between society, politics and the process of urban renewal in Shahjahanabad - the walled city of Delhi - is examined in this volume, which also attempts to identify the forces that have aggravated the decay of Shahjahanabad. The author explores the problems that this decay has brought in its wake for the residents, evaluates plans and policies prepared for its redevelopment and identifies reasons for their failure.

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Review

`This book...is an appropriate and stimulated study, which attempts to discover political actors and forces operating in the urban area....It provides an interesting approach to understanding people's perceptions of politics involved in the process of urban redevelopment....The book makes an impressive beginning and proceeds to identify the forces that have been responsible for the decay of Shahjahanabad.' - Economic Times

`The vicissitudes of the Walled City and the toll taken by time are brilliantly but succinctly portrayed....The book is an eye-opener in the general field of urban planning, especially urban regeneration. It is a book to read and reflect over.' - The Sunday Observer

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803996713
• ISBN 13: 9780803996717
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176